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Author Kao Kalia Yang and Illustrator Jiemei Lin Share the Struggle of Finding One's Voice in the Powerful Picture Book Memoir The Rock in My Throat

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Tuesday, February 27, 2024
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Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer raises her voice at school.

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  • Having seen the poor treatment her parents received when making their best efforts at speaking English, she no longer raises her voice at school.
  • Kalia feels as though a rock has become lodged in her throat, and it grows heavier each day.
  • Stunningly detailed, full-color illustrations from debut illustrator Jiemei Lin add layers of emotion to the story.
  • "—Publishers Weekly
    "Tenderly told in first person, Yang's lyrical autobiographical picture book depicts her childhood struggle with selective mutism.

Award-Winning Children's Book Author Nancy Churnin Named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner

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Friday, January 21, 2022
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DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the Jewish Book Council is pleased to announce Nancy Churnin , former theatre critic for the Dallas Morning News and award-winning children's book author has been named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner in the Children's Picture Book category for Dear Mr. Dickens , illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe (Albert Whitman & Co).

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  • DALLAS, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today, the Jewish Book Council is pleased to announce Nancy Churnin , former theatre critic for the Dallas Morning News and award-winning children's book author has been named 2021 National Jewish Book Award Winner in the Children's Picture Book category for Dear Mr. Dickens , illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe (Albert Whitman & Co).
  • With Dear Mr. Dickens, Churnin teaches young readers about prejudice that was common against Jewish people.
  • Eliza was Jewish, and her heart hurt to see a Jewish character in Oliver Twist portrayed as ugly and selfish.
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    Books are available online and bookstores.

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre from Carolrhoda Books® Named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Book

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Friday, November 12, 2021
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, by celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper has been named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Book .

Key Points: 
  • Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 12, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre, published by Carolrhoda Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, by celebrated author Carole Boston Weatherford and acclaimed illustrator Floyd Cooper has been named a 2021 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Childrens Book .
  • Previously, Unspeakable was also longlisted for the National Book Awards, named a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nonfiction Honor Book, and was a finalist for the 2021 Kirkus Prize.
  • The Greenwood District of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had its own school system, libraries, churches, restaurants, post office, movie theaters, and more.
  • Carolrhoda authors and illustrators have been honored with awards such as the Coretta Scott King Book Award, the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, and the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award.

Library Journal Names 2020 Class of Movers & Shakers

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Monday, May 11, 2020
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Library Journal announced the 2020 Movers & Shakers, celebrating 46 people who are transforming how libraries deliver to their communities in the U.S. and beyond.

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  • NEW YORK, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Library Journal announced the 2020 Movers & Shakers, celebrating 46 people who are transforming how libraries deliver to their communities in the U.S. and beyond.
  • The 2020 Movers & Shakers were announced online throughout the week of May 4.
  • "Choosing the year's Movers & Shakers is both one of the hardest parts of our job and one of the most rewarding," said Meredith Schwartz, Editor-in-Chief of Library Journal.
  • Library Journal is a publication of MSI Information Services, which also owns School Library Journal, The Horn Book, Junior Library Guild, and AKJ Education, Inc.