Black History Month Week 3

Black History Month, Week 3, it’s not just the week we had, it is also a book by Horn Book
Feb 17, 2017 | Filed in Features & Opinion

Throughout February, we're celebrating Black History Month by highlighting articles, speeches, and reviews from The Horn Book archive that are by and/or about African American authors, illustrators, and luminaries in the field. Look for the social media tag #HBBlackHistoryMonth17 on Facebook.com/TheHornBook and @HornBook.

This last week's articles:

"Mind the Gaps: Books for ALL Young Readers" by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and thoughts at Family Reading

Profile of 2015 Wilder Medal winner Donald Crews by his daughter Nina Crews

Review of Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs & Stories from an African American Childhood by Patricia C. McKissack; illus. by Brian Pinkney

"You Can Be President" by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack

"For the McKissacks, Black Is Boundless" by Barbara Bader

“'Leave the books on the bed': Shaping a child’s social conscience" Family Reading post by Jen Mason Stott

Shane W. Evans's 2012 CSK Illustrator Award Acceptance for Underground