April 16, 2021
This Is Your Time, by Ruby Bridges, is written to kids, telling them what it was like for Ruby when she was six years old and in the middle of the battle for civil rights, and how they can stand for love and inclusion today.
The Little Blue Bridge by Brenda Maier, pictures by Sonia Sanchez, is a picture book playing off "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" with a maker twist, with a little sister showing up her big brothers and a bully as well.
While you're on my website, check out my new Newbery page where I've collected all my blog posts about my time on the 2019 Newbery Medal Selection Committee.
Happy Reading!
—Sondra Eklund
“To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field.”