Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement

Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement
AuthorAngela Joy
IllustratorJanelle Washington
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherRoaring Brook Press
Publication date2022
Publication placeUnited States

Choosing Brave is a 2022 picture book written by Angela Joy and illustrated by Janelle Washington and published by Roaring Brook Press.[1]The book was a recipient of a 2023 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.[2]

It won several awards in 2023 including Coretta Scott King - John Steptoe Award for New Talent New Talent Award,[2] the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal,[3] the Walter Dean Myers Award,[4] and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Bracy, Pauletta Brown. "Review of Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement". The Horn Book. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement". American Library Association. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "LibGuides: Children's Book Awards: Sibert Medal". CRC. Maag Library. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards Announce". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Choosing Brave-". Jane Addams Peace Association. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2026.