ALA 2011: Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent Winner!
ALA 2011: Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon, authors of Zora and Me with Editor Mary Lee Donovan Zora and Me , the young adult book written by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon received the 2011 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe New Talent award. Congratulations to the authors! Check out my earlier blog post on this wonderful book . Zora and Me by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon I'm a huge fan of Zora Neale Hurston and I applaud the authors on their research and re-imagining Hurston's life as a young girl. The authors attended the 2011 ALA Conference where they received the King-Steptoe honor. The late John Steptoe was a brilliant and award winning illustrator of children's books. His son, Javaka Steptoe continues his legacy as an illustrator. ALA 2011: Editor Andrea Davis Pinkney and Drawing from Memory author Allen Say ALA is one of the esteemed literary events where authors, educators, librarians, editors and other publishing profess...