Charly Palmer

How Sweet the Sound

Illustrated by Charly Palmer

Kwame Alexander is a superstar in children’s literature, with over 40 books and a Newbery Medal (The Crossover) under his belt. It’s hard to think of a project more thrilling than him teaming up with acclaimed artist Charly Palmer, whose recent projects include The New Brownies Book, the cover art of John Legend’s Bigger Love, and a USPS commission to create a stamp for the Black Heritage series. How Sweet the Sound celebrates the history of Black musicians in America—from Ella Fitzgerald to Beyoncé—and provides both extensive educational material alongside its musical flair.

Kwame Alexander is a superstar in children’s literature, with over 40 books and a Newbery Medal (The Crossover) under his belt. It’s hard to think of a project more thrilling than him teaming up with acclaimed artist Charly Palmer, whose recent projects include The…

Flamboyants

By George M. Johnson, Illustrated by Charly Palmer

In Flamboyants, George M. Johnson tells the story of a Harlem Renaissance in which queerness is as integral and influential to the culture as Blackness.

In Flamboyants, George M. Johnson tells the story of a Harlem Renaissance in which queerness is as integral and influential to the culture as Blackness.

Flamboyants

Illustrated by Charly Palmer

George M. Johnson made waves with their critically acclaimed debut, All Boys Aren’t Blue, which became a bestseller—as well as the second-most challenged book in the United States in 2022 and 2023. Their new young adult nonfiction book, Flamboyants, spotlights queer Black icons from the 1920s such as Zora Neale Hurston and Josephine Baker. The biographies are accentuated by colorful illustrations from Charly Palmer, winner of the 2018 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award.

George M. Johnson made waves with their critically acclaimed debut, All Boys Aren’t Blue, which became a bestseller—as well as the second-most challenged book in the United States in 2022 and 2023. Their new young adult nonfiction book, Flamboyants, spotlights queer Black icons from the…

The New Brownies’ Book

By Karida L. Brown, Illustrated by Charly Palmer

This treasury inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois acknowledges the past while celebrating modern times with illustrations throughout that are eye-catching in color, theme and style.

This treasury inspired by W.E.B. Du Bois acknowledges the past while celebrating modern times with illustrations throughout that are eye-catching in color, theme and style.

The Legend of Gravity

Illustrated by Charly Palmer

This riveting rocket of a tall tale makes readers feel like they have courtside seats to a basketball game of mythic proportions.

This riveting rocket of a tall tale makes readers feel like they have courtside seats to a basketball game of mythic proportions.

Keep Your Head Up

By Aliya King Neil, Illustrated by Charly Palmer

Keep Your Head Up is a touching portrait of a child doing his best to manage a difficult day with the help of supportive adults.

Keep Your Head Up is a touching portrait of a child doing his best to manage a difficult day with the help of supportive adults.

I Can Write the World

By Joshunda Sanders, Illustrated by Charly Palmer

Ava sets out to become a journalist who will report the stories that accurately reflect her vibrant, creative and loving neighborhood.

Ava sets out to become a journalist who will report the stories that accurately reflect her vibrant, creative and loving neighborhood.

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