Jerry Craft

1 month ago | ebsco.com | Ron Chernow |Kwame Alexander |Jerry Craft |Joanna Ho

It's officially summer in North America... a season that readers look forward to all year. Whether summer at your library means shifting into high gear or relishing a brief moment of cruise control, there will always be readers who want your up-to-date book recommendations. To help you keep those recommendations fresh and fun, we’ve rounded up 22 standout titles featured in this summer’s NextReads newsletters, broken into categories.

1 month ago | wglt.org | Jerry Craft |Kwame Alexander

By Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander's new book " J Vs. K " centers around two kids, one an artist, the other an author, who first compete then collaborate in their school's storytelling contest. Alexander and Craft talk about the book and their collaboration with host Robin Young. By Jerry Craft and Kwame AlexanderText copyright © 2025 by KA Productions, LLC, and Jerry Craft. Illustration copyright © 2025 by Jerry Craft. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR

1 month ago | news.wjct.org | Jerry Craft |Kwame Alexander

By Jerry Craft and Kwame Alexander's new book " J Vs. K " centers around two kids, one an artist, the other an author, who first compete then collaborate in their school's storytelling contest. Alexander and Craft talk about the book and their collaboration with host Robin Young. By Jerry Craft and Kwame AlexanderText copyright © 2025 by KA Productions, LLC, and Jerry Craft. Illustration copyright © 2025 by Jerry Craft. This article was originally published on WBUR.org. Copyright 2025 WBUR

2 months ago | slj.com | Alicia Rogers |Jerry Craft

Gr 8 Up–In Rome for the summer of 1986, 16-year-old American Danny is left to explore on his own as his mother, a librarian, diligently works at a museum and book conservancy whose precise history has been lost in the mists of time. Danny feels an unexplained presence pushing him around the city and at last meets Angelo, a heavenly and mysterious curly-haired Italian boy who insists he is 2,738 years old.

Feb 27, 2025 | publishersweekly.com | Jerry Craft |Kwame Alexander |James Patterson |Deanna Nikaido

Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft, illus. by Jerry Craft. Little, Brown, $16.99 hardcover (240p) ISBN 978-0-316-58268-1; $10.99 paper ISBN 978-0-316-59710-4Alexander (How Sweet the Sound) and Craft (School Trip) emphasize the importance of nurturing creative expression and healthy competition in this meta illustrated collaboration.