Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes
Traci N. Todd
Illustrator: Shannon Wright
Ages: 9+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Orchard Books/Scholastic
ISBN: 978-1-33830-590-6
Keywords: Ormes, Jackie 1911-1985, Cartoonists, African American Woman Cartoonists
How did Ormes, a pioneering Black cartoonist, create her iconic comic strip characters? Stylish digital art incorporates comic-art techniques. Back matter.