Tag: Jerry Craft

April 17, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Review of the Day: New Kid by Jerry Craft

Blisteringly honest with a respect for young readers that is sadly uncommon, Jerry Craft has created something revolutionary: An everyday black boy in a comic for kids.

March 12, 2019 by Betsy Bird

Walking and Talking with . . . Jerry Craft!

As Steve wrote me, "Jerry Craft came to our local bookstore last week to talk about New Kid, and I nabbed a quick interview for the comic." Perfect! I don't know about you but we're all big time New Kid fans at my library. Haven't seen it yet? I recommend you remedy this situation, pronto. In the meantime, here's Jerry.