We are thrilled to release the Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster for 2020 (our 7th year) by Jerry Craft! He is an American cartoonist and children’s book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip Mama’s Boyz. Craft is one of only a handful of syndicated African American cartoonists in the US.
Jerry Craft’s newest book, New Kid, both entertains and educates as graphic novel that brings up racism in the form of microaggressions that all kids can relate to.
“Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade.
As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds—and not really fitting into either one. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?” [graphic novel, ages 8 and up]
Accolates for New Kid include:
- New York Times Bestseller
- Winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Young Readers’ Literature
- San Francisco Chronicle Bestseller
- Indie Bestseller for Early & Middle Grade Readers
- One of Publishers Weekly’s Best Middle Grade Books of 2019
- New England Independent Booksellers Association Best Children’s Book of 2019
- New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association 2019 Book of the Year for Middle Readers
- Top 10 Spring 2019 Indie Next List Pick
- Amazon Best Book of the Month, Ages 9-12
- 2019 Harvey Award for Best Children’s Book Nominee
- One of Booklist’s 2019 Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Youth
- One of Publishers Weekly’s Most Anticipated Children’s Books, Spring 2019
- #1 Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller
Our Multicultural Children’s Book Day poster can be downloaded and printed {free} here.
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On behalf of Multicultural Children’s Book Day, thank you so much to Jerry Craft for this beautiful poster!!
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