The world of children’s lit mourns the loss of the legendary Patricia C. McKissack
Middle Tennessee native Patricia C. McKissack, acclaimed author and storyteller, died near her home in Missouri on April 7. Her body of work, which includes many books written with her late husband Fredrick, did much to champion the African American experience.
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Patricia C. McKissack discusses her ebullient new collection of African American childhood lore
Nashville native Patricia C. McKissack talks with Chapter 16 about Let’s Clap, Jump, Sing & Shout; Dance, Spin & Turn It Out!: Games, Songs, & Stories from an African American Childhood, her one-of-a-kind collection of African American children’s play-time lore.
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Robert J. Blake takes two dogs on a Parisian adventure in Victor and Hugo
Robert J. Blake will visit Parnassus Books on February 4 to read and sign Victor and Hugo. His newest picture book celebrates a canine friendship and the sights, sounds, and music of Paris.
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Ashley Crownover highlights Nashville’s haunts in a new book for young readers
Ashley Crownover invites the ghost of Hank Williams to guide children on a tour of Nashville’s haunted spots in her new picture book, Nashville Boo! She will haunt Nashville’s East Side Story herself with a special Halloween party and book-signing on October 29 at 5 p.m.
In a new picture book, Kate DePalma and Tessa Strickland celebrate the cultures of children
How do children around the world live? It’s more than a little bit daunting to tackle that question in a picture book for children, but that’s precisely what Kate DePalma and Tessa Strickland do, and with success, in The Barefoot Book of Children.
Mac Barnett and Adam Rex Discuss How This Book Was Made
Author Mac Barnett and illustrator Adam Rex join forces again in their newest picture book, an offbeat adventure about how books are made. They will both visit Parnassus Books in Nashville on September 5, 2016, to read to children and their parents.
