BREAKING NEWS

Hello there, thanks for visiting RitaHubbard.com
My new picture book, THE OLDEST STUDENT, will debut on January 7, 2020!
You can pre-order at http://bit.ly/327vJVp
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM made the American Library Association's 2019 "Notable Children's Picture Books" list
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a STARRED KIRKUS REVIEW!
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a STARRED SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW!
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a GREAT review from HORN BOOK
HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM received a STARRED BOOKLIST REVIEW!
Your support is greatly appreciated.
Stay tuned for THE OLDEST STUDENT my next historical nonfiction picture book published by RANDOM HOUSE BOOKS

Picture Book Depot’s in the Hood!

Hi Everybody,
Just dropping through to remind you that my new review website, PICTURE BOOK DEPOT, is up and running and ready to serve you!

What is PICTURE BOOK DEPOT? It’s a site where I celebrate and review picture books of all types and sizes for people of all ages.

Check us out! Just click on the following link: http://picturebookdepot.com

Best wishes and happy writing,

Rita Lorraine
PICTURE BOOK DEPOT

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About the author

Hello Everyone! I am a former special education teacher, and am currently a full-time children's writer, book blogger and freelance editor. I earned the 2014 SCBWI Letter of Merit for an unpublished multicultural novel; I am Lee and Low Publishers 2012 New Voices Award Winner. I am the author of Getting a Job in the Food Industry, Getting the Most Out of MOOCs, and The Right Health Care Degree for Me, all published by Rosen Publishing, and Playwriting, published by Cavendish Square in January, 2017. My first picture book, Hammering for Freedom: The William Lewis Story (Lee and Low) debuted on September 24, 2018. It is a School Library Journal selection and received positive Kirkus and Horn Book reviews. My second picture book, The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read (Random House) will debut in January 2020. I penned African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes, and I review books for The New York Journal of Books. Thanks for visiting!