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In this installment of Read This Book!, children’s librarian Lisa Von Drasek highlights the winners of the 2016 Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Awards.

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In this installment of Read This Book!, children’s librarian Lisa Von Drasek highlights the winners of the 2016 Marion Vannett Ridgway Book Awards. The Ridgway Award is a memorial award given to an author or illustrator in recognition of an outstanding debut in the world of children’s picture books. Books discussed are: “Trombone Shorty” by Troy Andrews, “Voice of Freedom” by Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrated by Ekua Holmes, and “Smick!” by Doreen Cronin and Juana Medina.

Reposted from continuum.
 

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Jordan Wagaman
Communications Specialist & Graphic Designer