photo credit: Stephan Hudson Photography
Check out the first edition of my newsletter — it brought back memories!
Welcome to the online home of Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, author of award-winning books including
OPERATION SISTERHOOD (Crown/Random House); MAKEDA MAKES A BIRTHDAY TREAT (HarperCollins); YOU’RE BREAKING MY HEART (Levine Querido); SAVING EARTH: Climate Change and the Fight for Our Future (FSG/Macmillan); 8TH GRADE SUPERZERO (Scholastic);
TWO NAOMIS and NAOMIS TOO (HarperCollins), with Audrey Vernick; SOMEDAY IS NOW:
Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins (Quarto Kids); and ABOVE AND BEYOND: NASA’S JOURNEY TO TOMORROW (Feiwel & Friends/Macmillan).
As always, I’m wishing you much bookjoy!
My debut picture book, illustrated by Charis Jackson Barrios, DAISY HELPS WITH THE DRESS , is available for pre-order. Out August 16th — I can’t wait for the read-alouds, we are going to have a lot of fun with this one! For more on the story, check out my interview with the wonderful Tonja over at Bookworm for Kids.
SYNCLAIRE FIELDS KNOWS THE SCORE
When Math Kid Synclaire is no longer perfect — who can she be? The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class is a whole series — get them all!
OPERATION SISTERHOOD 2: Stealing the Show!
Can Sunday find her own way to shine?
MAKEDA MAKES A MOUNTAIN (and a bunch of other stuff from other stuff) is out now!
Feeling retrospectivey? I’m honoured to be featured over at School Library Journal!
Makeda Makes a Home for Subway, a Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2024 is in stores now!
