Day 28: Tanisia “Tee” Moore - The Brown Bookshelf

Tanisia “Tee” Moore ain’t just your average storyteller—she’s the heartbeat of African American narratives, lovingly dubbed “your family’s favorite author.” Whether she’s crafting tales for the young ...

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Day 27: Sarah Warren - The Brown Bookshelf

Sarah is a former early childhood educator. Her celebrity picture book, Charlotte and the Nutcracker (Random House, 2021) received a starred review from Kirkus, which called it a “satisfying story of ...

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Day 26: Tony Weaver, Jr. - The Brown Bookshelf

Tony Weaver, Jr. is an award-winning writer, educator, and influencer. He founded the social impact organization Weird Enough, whose mission is to use the narrative ability of graphic novels to foster...

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Day 25: Dare Coulter - The Brown Bookshelf

You can’t spell heart without art, and Dare Coulter has worked to create a career that focuses around heart-felt presentations of the human experience, life, joy, and resilience. Dare is an award-winn...

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Day 24: Kern Carter - The Brown Bookshelf

“I am writing for my life.” — Kern Carter Born in Trinidad, raised and based in Ontario, Canada, Kern’s writing encompasses creativity, self-expression, emotional awareness, fatherhood, relationships,...

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Day 23: Malcolm Newsome - The Brown Bookshelf

The Brown Bookshelf 28 Days Later Black History Month feature on traditionally published children's picture book author Malcolm Newsome.

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Day 22: Stephanie Seales - The Brown Bookshelf

Stephanie Seales is the California-born daughter of Panamanian immigrants and the author of the Caldecott Honor and CSK Illustrator Medal-winning book My Daddy Is a Cowboy, illustrated by C.G. Esperan...

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Day 21: Bea Jackson - The Brown Bookshelf

Bea Jackson is the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Parker Looks Up and From My Head to My Toes. Bea loves telling stories through her art, from dynamic and diverse character design, to delig...

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Day 20: Allen Wells - The Brown Bookshelf

Allen R. Wells is an accomplished author, engineer, and advocate for inclusion and representation in children’s literature. Born and raised in Jackson, Mississippi, Allen discovered his passion for st...

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Day 19: Sonja Thomas - The Brown Bookshelf

Sonja Thomas, a silly introvert ruled by coffee and cats, writes stories for readers of all ages often featuring Black girls doing extraordinary things. Her debut novel, Sir Fig Newton and the Science...

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Day 18: Shamar Knight-Justice - The Brown Bookshelf

Shamar Knight-Justice is currently the Principal of Ethos Classical, an elementary school focused on the intersection of joy, rigor, and the humanity of its students. He has been an educator for 15 ye...

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Day 17: Krystal Marquis - The Brown Bookshelf

Cover of The Davenports: More Than This, young adult historical fiction novel written by New York Times bestselling author Krystal Marquis.

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Day 16: Nadia Salomon - The Brown Bookshelf

Nadia Salomon is a #PitMad Success Story and award-winning author of Goodnight Ganesha, which is a Bank Street Best Book, ALSC DIA Selection, and #NCTEWow book. She is also the author of A Voice of Ho...

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Day 15: Bernette Ford - The Brown Bookshelf

Even with more than a dozen books to her credit, Bernette Ford finds it tough to think of herself as an author. She’s an editor, a mentor, a wife, a mother. But an author? She doesn’t easily claim tha...

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Day 14: Sarah Raughley - The Brown Bookshelf

Sarah Raughley is the Nigerian-Canadian author of The Effigies Series, The Bones of Ruin Trilogy and The Queen’s Spade. A finalist of the Aurora Award, Raughley is also an English professor and public...

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Day 13: K.E. Lewis - The Brown Bookshelf

K.E. Lewis is the author of “Now You See Me,” Never Take Your Rhino on A Plane, Because of Dads, and co-author of Underwater: The Storied-Ballad of Drowned Towns. Learn more about his work in children...

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Day 12: Jennifer Baker - The Brown Bookshelf

Jennifer Baker is an author and editor/project manager with over 20 years’ experience in book publishing. She’s also the creator/host of the Minorities in Publishing podcast, and has been a faculty me...

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Day 11: Rachelle Baker - The Brown Bookshelf

Rachelle Baker is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, MI with a background in Relief Printing (Screenprinting, Lino/Woodcutting), Illustration, Comic Art, Video Art, and Music. She is inspired b...

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Day 9: Tonya Abari - The Brown Bookshelf

Tonya Abari is a Nashville-based independent journalist, author, essayist, author collaborator, and reviewer for both children and adults. With a wide range of interests including parenting, Black mat...

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