The Children’s Book Guild’s first program of 2020-2021 will be held online via Zoom, on September 17 at 7 p.m. At that time, illustrator and author Raúl the Third will discuss his art in a conversation moderated by Guild member Yukari Matsuyama.
Raúl the Third (aka Raúl González) is the Pura Belpre Medal-winning illustrator of the dynamic graphic novel Lowriders to the Center of the Earth, as well as the other graphic novels in the series, Lowriders in Space and Lowriders Blast from the Past. He received a 2020 Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Award for Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market and is the author and illustrator of Vamos! Let’s Go Eat, both titles in Guild member Kwame Alexander’s Versify Imprint at HMH.
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Digital Readings & Resources from CBG Members During the Pandemic
The 2020 Nonfiction Award Committee of the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC, is pleased to announce Catherine Reef as the Nonfiction Award Winner for 2020.
Please Note: The Children’s Book Guild Award Luncheon honoring Reef, previously scheduled for May 30, 2020, has been postponed until spring 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Those who have purchased tickets for the event will be contacted by email.
Through dozens of nonfiction books for young adults and middle school students, Ms. Reef has produced a body of distinguished and award-winning work, notable for impeccable research, insightful interpretations, and writing that keeps readers engaged.
Catherine Reef’s biographies offer an in-depth study of legendary figures who represent different eras and fields of endeavor such as Queen Victoria, Frida and Diego, and Sigmund Freud. Ms. Reef’s carefully hewn character portrayals are evident in all her biographies. Her ability to weave intricate research into a compelling narrative keeps youthful readers involved in the lives of authors such as E.E. Cummings and Ernest Hemingway. Her historical studies mainly cover topics in African American history: Buffalo Soldiers, Black Explorers, Civil War Soldiers, Africans in America, and the resettlement of African Americans in Liberia.
