JaNay Brown-Wood

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JaNay Brown-Wood is a professor and writer of children's books. [1]

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Biography

Early life and education

Brown-Wood was born in California. [2] She attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned a bachelor of arts in psychology and applied developmental psychology in 2007. She then attended California State University, Sacramento, for a master of arts in child development. She received a Ph.D. in education from the University of California, Davis. [2]

Career

Brown-Wood is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She is also a professor and researcher at the University of California, Davis. [2]

Her book Grandma's Tiny House (Charlesbridge, 2017) received a starred review from Publishers Weekly . [3] In 2021, following the announcement that certain Dr. Seuss books would no longer be republished due to how certain groups were depicted, Stephen Colbert recommended Brown-Wood's book Imani's Moon (Charlesbridge, 2014) on The Colbert Report , asking the audience to "consider these books from people of color". [4]

Why Not You? (Random House, 2022), which Brown-Wood wrote with Ciara and Russell Wilson, received a starred review from School Library Journal . [5] It was a New York Times bestseller. [6]

Brown-Wood has written other children's books, including a biography of Harriet Tubman. [7]

Personal life

Brown-Wood is married and has one child. [2]

Selected works

Picture books

Chicken Soup for the Soul Babies series

  • Me. You. Us. (Whose Turn?), illustrated by Jade Orlando, Charlesbridge, 2022.
  • Fast and Slow (Both Just Right!), illustrated by Jade Orlando, Charlesbridge, 2022.

Chicken Soup for the Soul Kids series

  • Will Mia Play It Safe? A Book about Dying New Things, illustrated by Lorian Tu, Charlesbridge, 2022.
  • Oliver Powers through: A Book about Helping out around the House, illustrated by Lorian Tu & Jenna Nahyun Chung. Charlesbridge, 2022. [12]

Where in the Garden series

  • Amara’s Farm, illustrated by Samara Hardy, Peachtree Publishing, 2021.

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "JaNay Brown-Wood." Something About the Author, vol. 380, Gale, 2022, pp. 15-17. Gale Literature: Something About the Author. Accessed 5 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Grandma's Tiny House by Janay Brown-Wood". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. Hubert, Cynthia (March 5, 2021). "Book shout-out from 'Late Show' host surprises, thrills Education professor". www.csus.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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  6. 1 2 "Children's Picture Books - Best Sellers - Books - April 3, 2022 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  7. Stark, Monica. "Local author JaNay Brown-Wood has 10 children's books coming out this year | Valley Community Newspapers, Inc". Valley Community Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  8. IMANI'S MOON | Kirkus Reviews.
  9. Martin, Dr. Michelle H. "Review of Grandma's Tiny House: A Counting Story!" . The Horn Book. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  10. "Why Not You? by Ciara, Russell Wilson". www.publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  11. Egan, Elisabeth (2022-03-24). "Be Not Afraid? Seth Meyers Thinks That's Baloney" . The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  12. Oliver Powers through. Kirkus Reviews.