Myiesha Speight

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Rap It Up!
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Rap It Up!

Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford | FICTION,  Feb 01, 2025

This ode to hip-hop and rap is a perfect partnership between music and literature; a great purchase for your library’s picture book collection.
On Our Way! What a Day!
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On Our Way! What a Day!

JaNay Brown-Wood | FICTION,  Jan 31, 2025

This musical picture book of gift-searching grandkids will make a sweet addition to any library’s collection.
Best Picture Books 2024 | SLJ Best Books

Best Picture Books 2024 | SLJ Best Books

Jonah Dragan, Kimberly Olson Fakih, Louis Lauer, Myiesha Speight, Rachel Zuffa,  Nov 25, 2024

Whether portraying a humble farming community, a home in the south of Korea, a synagogue filled with love and hope, or a neighborhood where more than small things are mended, the best picture books of 2024 celebrate how those working together are the models for humanity we want our children to witness.

12 Crowd-Pleasing Author Collabs for Middle Grade and YA Readers

12 Crowd-Pleasing Author Collabs for Middle Grade and YA Readers

Myiesha Speight,  Nov 13, 2024

These coauthored narratives offer readers the opportunity to experience a novel from multiple perspectives, expanding worldbuilding, character development, and plot lines, proving that there are always two (or sometimes three or four) sides to every story.

Brown Girl, Brown Girl
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Brown Girl, Brown Girl

Leslé Honoré | PICTURE BOOKS,  Nov 01, 2024

This gorgeously ­illustrated poem celebrating and elevating brown girls is a solid choice for picture book collections.
Mama’s Roti
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Mama’s Roti

Raakhee Mirchandani | PICTURE BOOKS,  Nov 01, 2024

This tribute to roti is a solid purchase.
And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories

And She Was Loved: Toni Morrison’s Life in Stories

Andrea Davis Pinkney | NF ELEMENTARY,  Nov 01, 2024

This beautifully written homage to a great American writer is a must-purchase for picture book collections.

I Miss You Most
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I Miss You Most

Charlotte Cheng | FICTION,  Aug 01, 2024

A meaningful take on grief and loss that will fill a hole in many collections.
Black Girl, Black Girl
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Black Girl, Black Girl

Ali Kamanda & Jorge Redmond | FICTION,  Aug 01, 2024

This beautiful celebration of Black women and girls is a perfect addition to every collection.
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