The new year is off to a spectacular start for Carole Boston Weatherford’s books. Her title BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom was named a 2021 Newbery Honor Book. The same day, her [...]
Darnell Johnson is the illustrator of the upcoming graphic novel, Power Up. In today’s guest post for the Mackin community blog, he discusses his process of creating art that inspires children. [...]
Comics are kind of like that one “weird” kid in school no one knows how to be friends with. As a medium, it’s studded with unfortunate tropes. The ubiquitous caped crusaders, the artsy [...]
The history of comic books can be traced back to the African continent and ancient Egyptian civilization. The Egyptians created hieroglyphs as a way to convey both important and mundane [...]
Christian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street (by Matt de la Peña), as well as many other awards and honors [...]
by Katy Tessman, New School Services Project Manager & Makerspace Specialist Most movies for youth are adaptations of children’s books and young adult novels. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
Varian Johnson’s middle-grade novel, The Parker Inheritance, was awarded a 2019 Coretta Scott King Honor as well as received numerous other accolades. The title is notable for the way it deftly [...]
I love instant lesson plans–especially those that are joyous! Books that are songs (or songs that are books) offer built-in activities and interactive fun. Here’s a smattering of easy titles [...]
