Wilde Award Winning Books

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 TO FREE THE CAPTIVES: A PLEA FOR THE AMERICAN SOUL by Tracy K. Smith

Tracy K. Smith’s TO FREE THE CAPTIVES:A PLEA FOR THE AMERICAN SOUL combines lyricism, vulnerability...
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THE ARTIVIST written and illustrated by Nikolai Smith

Nikolai’s Smith’s THE ARTIVIST is based on the writer-illustrator’s experience of uniting his painting with...
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BUNNY AND TREE written and illustrated by Balint Zsako

Balint Zsako’s BUNNY AND TREE inspires thought and imagination in a wordless story of friendship,...
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THE APARTMENT HOUSE ON POPPY HILL by Nina LaCour and illustrated by Sonia Albert

Nina LaCour shows her gifts and versatility in another book for children, this time starting...
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Untangling: How to Communicate My Mother’s Decline (Chapter 29)

My mother’s mental state was in decline, but should I call relatives and let them...
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I’M NOT SLEEPY! / NO TENGO SUENO! written and illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Angela Dominguez proves she knows how to wed Spanish, child sensibilities and fun with her...
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 A MEMOIR OF MY FORMERSELF: A LIFE IN WRITING by Hilary Mantel

Hilary Mantel’s essay collection A MEMOIR OF MY FORMER SELF: A LIFE IN WRITING is...
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ZIGZAG written and illustrated by Julie Paschkis

Julie Paschkis’ love of humor, words and design are all in full expression and wonderfully...
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BIG written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison

Vashti Harrison’s BIG, is amazing in so many ways! First it has the rather uncommon...
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THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON by Jason Reynolds, illustrated by Jason and Jarrett Pumphrey

Jason Reynold’s debut picture book THERE WAS A PARTY FOR LANGSTON is a celebration in...