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Painted Words is an agency representing a wide range of talented illustrators and licensing artists, all striving to create unique work primarily for the children's marketplace.

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! (FSG) by Phillip Hoose, illustrated by Bea Jackson has been selected for the 2025 ...
04/11/2025

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! (FSG) by Phillip Hoose, illustrated by Bea Jackson has been selected for the 2025 Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Titles Intermediate List.

Since 1926 KNEA has published a list off recommended books by reading level as a service for school librarians and classroom teachers.

Congratulations Bea!

You Made Fun of My Sandwich (Teacher Created Materials) by Jessica Pegis, illustrated by Harry Briggs is #1 on the Chil...
04/10/2025

You Made Fun of My Sandwich (Teacher Created Materials) by Jessica Pegis, illustrated by Harry Briggs is #1 on the Children's Book Council's Children's Favorites List for Third to Fifth Grade,and This is My Brain! A Book On Neurodiversity (Chronicle) by Elise Gravel comes in at #3!

Congratulations Harry and Elise!

SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES (Christy Ottaviano Books) by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy...
04/10/2025

SOME OF US: A STORY OF CITIZENSHIP AND THE UNITED STATES (Christy Ottaviano Books) by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee has been named to the May/June Kid's Indie Next list.

The book will be published May 27, 2025.

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone (Lee & Low), by Katheryn Russell-Brown, illustrated by Frank Morrison and Everything i...
04/07/2025

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone (Lee & Low), by Katheryn Russell-Brown, illustrated by Frank Morrison and Everything in its Place (Doubleday) by Pauline David-Sax, illustrated by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow have both been named to Kirkus's Best Books of the 21st Century (So Far).

Congratulations Frank and Charnelle!

Living Bridges, The Hidden World of India's Woven Trees (Beach Lane Books) by Sandhya Acharya, illustrated by Avani Dwiv...
04/07/2025

Living Bridges, The Hidden World of India's Woven Trees (Beach Lane Books) by Sandhya Acharya, illustrated by Avani Dwivedi has been selected by the Junior Library Guild as part of a new category called Global Citizenship for grades K-2.

The book will be published June 3, 2025.

The Cool Code 2.0 The Switch Glitch (HarperCollins) by Deire Langeland, illustrated by Sarah Mai has been selected by th...
03/22/2025

The Cool Code 2.0 The Switch Glitch (HarperCollins) by Deire Langeland, illustrated by Sarah Mai has been selected by the American Library Association for the 2024 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List!

Some of Us (Christy Ottaviano Books) by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee has been garnering praise!A starred ...
03/22/2025

Some of Us (Christy Ottaviano Books) by Rajani LaRocca, illustrated by Huy Voun Lee has been garnering praise!

A starred review from Kirkus calls the book a moving and captivating civics lesson, while another starred review from Publishers Weekly says the book is an elegantly limned work about US citizenship.

A glowing review from Booklist says of the illustrations These scenes provide windows and mirrors for young readers and subtly reinforce the text's message that immigrants enrich the cultural fabric of the nation.

Congratulations Huy!

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! by Phillip Hoose, illustrated by Bea Jackson, has been selected as a 2025 Notable ...
03/18/2025

Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! by Phillip Hoose, illustrated by Bea Jackson, has been selected as a 2025 Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts!

The National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy and recognizing outstanding children's literature. Each year, the NCBLA awards committee recognizes 30 books of enduring quality that deal explicitly with language, demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language or style, and/or invite child response or participation. Books considered for this annual list are works of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written for grades K-8.

12/23/2024

Happy Holidays from all of us at Painted Words!

Tiana’s Perfect Plan (Disney/Hyperion) by Anika Noni Rose, illustrated by Olivia Duchess is featured in People Magazine!...
10/29/2024

Tiana’s Perfect Plan (Disney/Hyperion) by Anika Noni Rose, illustrated by Olivia Duchess is featured in People Magazine! In the article, Anika talks about her own experiences with perfectionism, and what led her to write the book. The article also shows Olivia’s beautiful cover for the book, which dare we say is perfect! Congratulations Olivia!

Publishers Weekly has given a starred review to Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) by Cla...
09/16/2024

Publishers Weekly has given a starred review to Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) by Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose, illustrated by Bea Jackson.

The review says "Vibrant illustrations from Jackson (Summer is Here) depict characters past and present with precision, from Colvin's act (which occurred nine months before Rosa Park's protest) to the Supreme Court ruling that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional.

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