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Tag: Bryan Collier

January 14, 2026 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Martin’s Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, ill. Bryan Collier

"CELEBRATE PERSON!" That's what I've always felt that this Doreen Cronin series (and their Big Face Book Jackets) says. But this book is, to my mind, the Martin Luther King book to beat all other Martin Luther King books. Agree?

August 15, 2022 by Betsy Bird

Fuse 8 n’ Kate: Uptown by Bryan Collier

How have we never done this one? today on the Fuse 8 n' Kate podcast we tackle the quintessential Harlem picture book (I'd argue) and one of Bryan Collier's best.

October 8, 2021 by Betsy Bird

Interview for the Year 2022: Bryan Collier Discusses Music Is a Rainbow

Bryan Collier stops by to discuss a 2022 book that owes much of its existence to (amongst other things) Quincy Jones, Robert Frost, and Maya Angelou. Come see why!

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Review of the Day: All Because You Matter by Tami Charles, ill. Bryan Collier

August 6, 2020 by Betsy Bird

There are plenty of inspiring picture books out there for kids. Few understand their purpose as perfectly as this book does.

Review of the Day: My Country, ‘Tis of Thee by Claire Rudolf Murphy

May 5, 2014 by Betsy Bird

My Country, ‘Tis of Thee: How One Song Reveals the History of Civil Rights By Claire Rudolf Murphy Illustrated by Bryan Collier Henry Holt and Company (an imprint of Macmillan) $17.99 ISBN: 978-0-8050-8226-5 Ages 7 and up On shelves June 3rd It doesn’t matter how long you’ve worked as a children’s librarian. It doesn’t matter […]

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