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Award winning website dedicated to highlighting Black children's authors and illustrators. Home to 28 Days Later campaign.

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New to our 28 Days Later celebration? Learn more and see our full list of 2024 honorees:
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Happy 2024, Friends! We were on hiatus most of last year. Happy to be back celebrating outstanding Black children’s book creators. This time, we’re doing something new. We’re collaborating with our...
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Today we feature an insightful, nuanced conversation about adoption narratives in kidlit between authors #ShannonGibney and @marilock : RE-ENVISIONING ONE-DIMENSIONAL ADOPTEE NARRATIVES IN KIDLIT:
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As more and more adoptees get published or share their stories, the response from readers and gatekeepers in kidlit publishing is often fraught with hurt feelings and a limited understanding of the...
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On Day 29, we celebrate Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson! @JustUsBooks #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/bShXPgpNXa
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Over the years, we’ve been blessed to have many supporters. Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson and the Just Us Books family are among those who have been in our corner the longest. Trailblazing...
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On Day 27, we celebrate co-founder of #TheBrownBookshelf, @ThatMGBookChick #PaulaChase! #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks https://t.co/t19sIK3q70
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Paula Chase and Varian Johnson co-founded The Brown Bookshelf. They’re the reason why we’re here. They invited us to join them in the mission to raise awareness of under-the-radar Black authors and...
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On Day 26, we celebrate @Devas_T! #DonTate #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/cINoGMY6fL
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Don Tate is an acclaimed author and the illustrator of numerous books for children. He is the illustrator of the Roto and Roy series (Little Brown, 2022, 2023), Swish! The Slam-Dunking, Alley-Ooping,...
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On Day 25, we celebrate @rcpjallen! #CrystalAllen #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/F0dV4sNaCA
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The Brown Bookshelf is a family of creatives, genuinely focused on knowing other creatives of color, and making their works known.  Being a committee member has strengthened my commitment to our...
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On Day 24, we celebrate Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich! #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #OlugbemisolaRhudayPerkovich #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/fEJqqvJKTg
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Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich is the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of several books, including: OPERATION SISTERHOOD, an IndieNext List Top Ten Pick and Black Caucus of the American Library...
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On Day 23, we celebrate @teebrownkidlit! #TamekaFryerBrown #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/NlbNPArOOu
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Tameka Fryer Brown writes to sow seeds of self-love, pride, connectivity, and inclusion in the hearts of children. Her picture books have won awards like the Jane Addams Children’s Book Honor Award,...
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Today we are celebrating TWO members of #TheBrownBookshelf. One of them is @kelstarly! #KellyStarlingLyons #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks https://t.co/9PdA6QTOm5
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It feels surreal to have a day during 28 Days Later. My focus as part of The Brown Bookshelf is to uplift Black children’s book creators who fall under the radar, who have paved the way, who are...
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On Day 22, we are celebrating TWO members of #TheBrownBookshelf! One of them is @GwenTheGweat! #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks https://t.co/ouou83KXeY
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I met future Brown Bookshelf sisters Gwendolyn Hooks and Crystal Allen in 2005 at the Highlights Writers Workshop at Chautauqua. We were all early in our children’s book writing journeys. At Chauta...
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On Day 21, we celebrate @TraceyBaptiste! #TraceyBaptiste #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/Ul2c2jTTI6
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Tracey Baptiste on her publishing journey, new books, and offering classes on her website.
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On Day 20, we celebrate @pamelamtuck! #PamelaTuck #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/4w4oXJKTBh
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Pamela Tuck has a big heart to match her big talent. You can feel that in the picture books she writes and see it in her most important role as the matriarch of a large and loving family. Her debut...
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On Day 19, we celebrate @lilrongal! #RonniDavis #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/paIi4ptwDG
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The tagline on Ronni Davis’ website says Writer, Dreamer, Wanderer. What a wonderful way to describe what she does and what qualities inform the books she creates. Maybe it’s Ronni’s love of travel...
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Today we’re highlighting the next seven storytellers in the 17th class of @brownbookshelf's 28 Days Later honorees. Learn more about these Black authors and illustrators, see their books for kids, and celebrate with us! https://t.co/zuUAekcy3e #28DaysLaterBooks
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On Day 18, we celebrate @Leeseray! #LisaMooreRamée #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/5bGYhLcaMw
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Lisa Moore Ramée was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Northern California, with her husband, daughter, obnoxious cat, rambunctious dog and more yard than she can control. She earned a...
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On Day 17, we celebrate @nadialhohn! #NadiaLHohn #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/pz34INmlhn
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Toronto-born of Jamaican parents, Nadia L. Hohn is an award-winning author, educator, and “artivist” who advocates for diversity in children’s literature. We are proud to highlight this internation...
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On Day 16, we celebrate @LeahsMark! #LeahHenderson #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/XkekmyLgud
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Leah Henderson is a writer, mentor, and teacher. Her critically acclaimed books for young readers include Your Voice, Your Vote, The Courage of the Little Hummingbird, The Magic in Changing Your...
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On Day 15, we celebrate Cathy Ann Johnson! #CathyAnnJohnson #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBookks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/vXdbAjbb64
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Cathy Ann Johnson received her BFA from Columbus College of Arts and Design. She spent several years at Hallmark Greeting Cards, where she honed her skills crafting emotional content that speaks to...
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On Day 14, we celebrate picture book author @sharonelangley! #SharonELangley #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf #ValentinesDay https://t.co/2Mu2TxDiXW
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Sharon E. Langley is living history–a civil rights figure since the age of eleven months, when she and her parents became the first to officially desegregate the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in Baltimo...
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On Day 13, we celebrate @TeMikaTheArtist! #TeMikaGrooms #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/CGNrtV1etw
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TeMika Grooms is a Georgia-based writer and illustrator creating stories with a belief that all children should be able to see themselves as the hero within the pages of a book. Learn more about...
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On Day 12, we celebrate Mélina Mangal! #MélinaMangal #28DaysLater #28DaysLaterBooks #TheBrownBookshelf https://t.co/PMRbzJm38P
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Mélina Mangal writes picture books, biographies, and short stories that focus on connections with nature and culture.  She is also an elementary school library media teacher, and our 28 Days Later...
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