Category Archives: Charly Palmer

Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight by Shannon Gibney, illustrated by Charly Palmer

Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight by Shannon Gibney, illustrated by Charly Palmer. University of Minnesota Press, 2023. 9781517909659 Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Format: Picture book, advanced reading copy (publication … Continue reading

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Evicted! The Struggle For the Right To Vote by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charly Palmer

Evicted! The Struggle For the Right To Vote by Alice Faye Duncan, illustrated by Charly Palmer. Calkins Creek, 2022. 9781684379798 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review): 3 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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Keep Your Head Up by Aliya King Neil,  illustrated by Charly Palmer

Keep Your Head Up by Aliya King Neil,  illustrated by Charly Palmer. Denene Millner Books, Simon & Schuster, 2021. 9781534480407 Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+ Format: Hardcover picture book Genre: Realistic fiction What did … Continue reading

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The Teachers’ March: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History – by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illustrated by Charly Palmer

     The Teachers’ March: How Selma’s Teachers Changed History – by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illustrated by Charly Palmer, Calkins Creek (an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane), 9781629794525, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a … Continue reading

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There’s A Dragon In My Closet – by Dorothea Taylor, illustrated by Charly Palmer

 There’s A Dragon In My Closet – by Dorothea Taylor, illustrated by Charly Palmer, Simon & Schuster, 9781534476462, c2017, 2020  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 3 Format: Hardcover What did you like about the book?  Vibrant … Continue reading

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My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard, illustrated by Charly Palmer

My Rainy Day Rocket Ship by Markette Sheppard, illustrated by Charly Palmer. Simon and Schuster, 9781534461772, 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Genre: Picture book What did you like about the book? … Continue reading

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