When I Was a Kid: Writing Books Inspired by Our Childhoods What can young readers–and all of us–learn from the past?Īuthor(s): Sharon Robinson, Jerry Pinkney, Barry Wittenstein Kwame is planning a special presentation that includes a musical performance!īestselling author Sharon Robinson, the daughter of baseball player Jackie Robinson, will be joined by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney and author Barry Wittenstein to discuss their new books that remember and celebrate the Civil Rights movement. The Undefeated is a love letter to black life in the United States and is one of the most remarkable and beautiful new picture books of the year, a must for the shelf of readers young and old. Join us as this major new series by kid lit legend Jon Scieszka and illustrator Steven Weinberg launches us into outer space adventure!ġ2:00 pm – 12:45 pm, Saturday, October 26īestselling poet and Newbery Award-winning author Kwame Alexander returns to the Texas Book Festival with a powerful, moving new picture book that celebrates black life in America and pays tribute to the struggle of black Americans. Worry not! The AstroNuts are here! Hybridized to find other planets, AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk, and StinkBug are here to find another planet for humans to live. Uh-oh! Looks like humans have no place to go after Earth. Williamsįorget Astronauts, Introducing The AstroNuts!ġ1:00 am – 11:45 am, Saturday, October 26 ![]() More authors to be announced!Īuthor(s): Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson, Jerry Craft, Laila Lalami, Rosalind Harvey, Alicia D. Featuring Kwame Alexander and Kadir Nelson (The Undefeated), Jerry Craft (The New Kid), Laila Lalami (The Other Americans), Rosalind Harvey (The Other Side), Alicia D. At this panel, you’ll hear the finalists of this year’s Prize-some of this year’s most intriguing and insightful writers-talk about their most recent books. Kirkus Reviews, the nation’s leading pre-publication journal of book reviews, is proud to sponsor the annual Kirkus Prize, which bestows $150,000 divided by three winning writers.
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