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.
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.