IN THE NEWS
Margo Sorenson, author of the picture book Aloha for Carol Ann, published by Marimba Books, will be a featured author at the Duarte Festival of Authors on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the Westminster Gardens in Duarte, CA. Margo will also make an appearance by Skype at the 3rd Annual Literacy in a Multicultural World Conference at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania on Monday, October 10.
Wade and Cheryl Hudson will be among 500 African-American History Makers who will participate in the 2nd Annual Back to School program on Friday, September 23, 2011. The program is sponsored by the History Makers, the nation’s largest African-American video oral history archive. The African-American history makers will visit schools across the country, sharing personal and professional stories that they hope will motivate and encourage students as they begin a new school year. Among those participating include Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, former Ambassador Andrew Young, actor/rapper Common, singer/actress Melba Moore, Broadway choreographer George Faison, poet Nikki Giovanni, actress Marla Gibbs ("227," "The Jeffersons"), Ambassador Carol Mosely-Braun, actress T’Keyah Crystal Keymah ("In Living Color," "Cosby" and "That's So Raven") and poet/author Sonia Sanchez. Wade & Cheryl will visit a school in East Orange, NJ.
Wade and Cheryl will also attend the Virginia Library Association Annual Conference on October 27 and 28 at the Portsmouth Renaissance Hotel in Portsmouth, VA.
On Sunday, October 30, the Hudsons will speak and autograph books at the Douglass Park Elementary School in Portsmouth, VA from 2:00 to 4:30. The event is hosted by the Gamma Delta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha , which sponsors an annual bookfair or author event with Just Us Books every year. The event is free and open to the public.
- A Young Readers Literacy Program With Just Us Books-march 21, 2014
Wade Hudson & Cheryl Hudson(www.justusbooks.com) and (www.justusbooksonlinestore.com) will coordinate the young readers literacy program for The Twelfth National Black Writers Conference (www.centerforblackliterature.org). The young readers program...
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- Just Us Books Hosted Young People's Literacy Program
Students from the Jackie Robinson School in Brooklyn participated in a workshop hosted by Wade and Cheryl Hudson of Just Us Books. Presenter Jerry Craft demonstrated drawing and writing techniques. Author educator, Zetta Elliott also read from and talked...
- A Conversation With Marimba Books Author Margo Sorenson
This month, Marimba Books releases Aloha for Carol Ann, a picture book about an eight-year-old who moves to Hawaii and struggles to feel at home in this new place until she discovers the true meaning of aloha, a Hawaiian term that means "hello," "welcome"...
- Announcing Just Us Books' 20th Anniversary Children's Book Fair
On Saturday, Oct. 25, Just Us Books will celebrate its milestone 20th anniversary with a children’s book fair celebration. The event will be held from 11 am to 3 pm at the Whitlock/Lane Cultural Center of Imani Baptist Church, located at 117 Elmwood...