Charly Palmer

1 month ago | hbook.com | Emma Otheguy |Betsy Groban |Karida Brown |Charly Palmer

I first met Cuban-born translator Emily Carrero Mustelier through poet and translator Alexis Romay. I was working on my middle-grade novel Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene, a book about a girl whose family danced with the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. Alexis read a draft of the book and immediately put me in touch with Emily, who had studied at the Escuela Nacional de Ballet in Cuba as a child.

1 month ago | hbook.com | Betsy Groban |Karida Brown |Charly Palmer |Carole Weatherford

I recently picked up Philip Nel’s 2012 dual biography of children’s literature luminaries, Crockett Johnson and Ruth Krauss: How an Unlikely Couple Found Love, Dodged the FBI, and Transformed Children’s Literature, and was immediately riveted. Nel did amazing due diligence: eighty interviews! Nearly six hundred (unobtrusive) footnotes! Research at three dozen archives! All his work paid off handsomely.

Jan 13, 2025 | hbook.com | Charly Palmer |Nikki Giovanni |Viviane Ezratty |Hélène Valotteau

This piece depicts and is dedicated to Darryl George, a young man in Texas who was given in-school suspension for the 2023–24 school year because of the way he wore his hair. All but one of his claims of discrimination were denied by a U.S. District Court judge, but his family continues to pursue justice in court. For me, this artwork is about something deeper than the case — it’s about DNA, identity, and how we define ourselves.

Jan 8, 2025 | astrapublishinghouse.com | Charlotte Watson Sherman |Geneva Bowers |Alice Faye Duncan |Charly Palmer

Biographies, Picture Books & Graphic Novels for Kids Ideal for Black History Month (updated 1/2025) Celebrate Black achievement, innovation, and history during Black History Month! Our collection of picture books bring alive the stories of little-known Black heroes who have fought for justice, made new scientific discoveries, created great art and music, and made this world a better place to live.

Jan 18, 2024 | mankatofreepress.com | Sarah James |Charly Palmer |Billy Thao |Jonathon Thunder

With winter fully upon us, now is a fine time to encourage kids to seek solace from the dreariness in the wonderful world of literature. Luckily, plenty of great recent children’s reads are available from Minnesota publishers and authors to keep little ones warm at heart.