BOOKS
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The Soldier’s Friend
Walt Whitman’s Extraordinary Service in the American Civil War
Kirkus
Publishers Weekly
*starred reviews*
Kirkus Best Book 2024
Shelf Awareness Best Book 2024
Kansas NEA Reading Circle
Colonial Dames of America Young Reader Book Award
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Everywhere Beauty is Harlem
The Vision of Photographer Roy DeCarava
Kirkus
Publishers Weekly
Bulletin for the Center of Children’s Books
Shelf Awareness
*starred reviews*
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
Kirkus Best Book 2024
NY Public Library Best Books of 2024
Best Multicultural Children’s Books of 2024
Shelf Awareness Best Book 2024
Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books - Blue Ribbon List for 2024
Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) Choices List
Finalist for 2024 Youth Book Prize for Social Justice
PARADE - 20 Best Picture Books of 2024
Keystone to Reading Book Awards List for 2025-2026
Children’s Book Council 2025 Librarian’s Favorite
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Sonny Rollins Plays the Bridge
Kirkus
Booklist
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
*starred reviews*
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English)
Notable Poetry Book Selection
Junior Library Guild "Gold Standard" Selection
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Dark Was the Night
Blind Willie Johnson's Journey to the Stars
Kirkus Best Books of 2020
Kirkus Best Picture Book Bios of 2020
NY Public Library Best Books for Kids 2020
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature 2020
Air & Space Magazine - Best Children's Books of 2020
African-American Children's Book Project Best Books of 2020
FINALIST - Golden Kite Nonfiction Text for Younger Readers Award
Bank Street College Best Books of the Year 2021
Evanston Public Library Best Books of 2020
Missouri Association of School Librarians Dogwood Nonfiction List
LibraryAware 101 Great Books for Kids 2020
2022 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List
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SMILE
How Young Charlie Chaplin
Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)
Junior Library Guild selection
New York Public Library - Best Books of 2020
NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book 2020
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Carlos Santana
Sound of the Heart, Song of the World
Booklist Top Ten Arts Books for Youth 2018
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature
Best Books of 2018
The Horn Book - Recommended Books for 2018
Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2018
Bank Street College - Best Books of 2019
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Strange Fruit
Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song
ALA Notable 2018
NCTE Notable Children's Book 2018
Kirkus Best Book of 2017
NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book 2018
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Bird & Diz
Two Friends Create Bebop
ALA Notable 2016
Junior Library Guild Selection
School Library Journal - Best of Nonfiction 2015
School Library Journal - Diversity List 2015
SLJ - "Great Books" Music List 2015
CCBC "Choices 2016" List
International Youth Library
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Spirit Seeker
John Coltrane's Musical Journey
Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of the Year in 4 Categories!
New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing
School Library Journal -100 Magnificent Children's Books of 2012
Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices 2013 List
Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2013
About.com Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2012
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When Bob Met Woody
The Story of the Young Bob Dylan
2012 National Parenting Publications Award
Children's Cooperative Book Center Best Books of the Year
2012 Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year
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JIMI: Sounds Like A Rainbow
A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix
2011 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award
New York Times Bestseller
Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books of the Year 2011
NCTE Notable Children's Book in English Language Arts
California Reading Association's Eureka! Award
NY Public Library Nonfiction Picture Book Award
NY Book Show Nonfiction Children's Book Award
100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
Oregon Reader's Choice Award 2012-2013
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