Wow!!!!!!! My mind is officially blown. A huge round of applause for Renée Watson and the Random House team for pulling this all together! For all of you who missed our segment on NBC Nightly News, here it is for your viewing pleasure! I’m so thrilled and honored to be a part of this project.
A big THANK YOU to everyone who supported this venture at Random House, the producers at NBC Nightly News, Cindy and the gang at Maple Street Book Shop, and everyone who has supported and championed this book~
I just returned from an AMAZING trip to New Orleans where I met Renée Watson and a whole host of other cool people for the first time. Unfortunately I forgot to take out my camera during most of the days there (my fork kept getting in the way). The NBC segment on A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN is slotted to air on NBC Nightly News, this
SATURDAY, AUGUST 29
instead of Thursday, August 26. Please tune in and/or set your dvrs. Hopefully the time won’t change again, but I will confirm this date and time again tomorrow. I will post more on the trip and activity tomorrow. My bed is calling.
If there’s anyone from NOLA who grabbed a few pics of the events and would like to e-mail me at news at shadrastrickland dot com, my world would be rocked~
Next Tuesday (August 24) at 4PM, Renée Watson and I will be speaking and signing books in New Orlean’s Maple Street Book Shop! A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN will also be highlighted in a news segment with NBC as they talk about the fifth year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. A huge round of applause also goes to Renée and Random House for making this happen.
If you are in New Orleans that day, come on by and get your book signed! I can’t wait to visit Café du Monde again…beignets…yuuummmm~
What a way to start a Sunday. There are a few things to check out today. First, head on over to Color Online to see a nice shout out for APWHH.
After you’re done there, stop by 7-Imp to see a wonderful feature of APWHH along with the latest from Sean Qualls (the amazing and talented).
Our signing is listed in the “Special Events section of NOLA.com via the Times-Picayune. You can find other Katrina Anniversary listings there as well.
Lastly, and not entirely related, check out my new dress that I bought last night for the trip.
I woke to outstanding news this morning. OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR has won an Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children!
Congrats to Michelle Cook and all of the artists who contributed to this wonderful project!
You can see a list of all of the award winners here:
I am honored this year to be a part of The Brown Bookshelf’s 28 Days Later Campaign! The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad of African American voices writing for young readers. Their flagship initiative of is 28 Days Later, a month-long showcase of the best in Picture Books, Middle Grade and Young Adult novels written and illustrated by African Americans. You can read more about the founders of The Brown Bookshelf here. You can also download a copy of the 28DaysLater Poster for your walls this month, so you can get to know a new (or old) face in children’s literature each day.
It’s such a good feeling when life comes full circle. Today I spoke at Parson’s School of Art and Design with David Ezra Stein and Nancy Paulsen. We were invited by Pat Cummings as special guests for her Children’s Book Illustration Class. The bulk of the talks were about breaking into the business and the long road to getting published. I have uploaded a couple of today’s videos on my Youtube channel. Enjoy~
I have made a home for myself on Youtube. Check out www.youtube.com/shadrieka to see book trailers and clips from some of my appearances. I will also add demos and interesting art stuff over time.
The city of brotherly love is hosting the Free Library Festival on April 18th. I’ll be signing copies of OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR at 1:30PM and BIRD at 4:00PM. If you’re in Philly stop by and say hello! There’s tons of literary royalty to be met that weekend. Hope to see you there~
Also, if you can’t make it to Philly, look for me on C-SPAN this Saturday.
