*2022

New York Public Library selects The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls as their Best Books of 2022…. read more

The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls is the School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year! read more

*2021

NYPL KidsLIVE!: An Author Talk with James Bird — WATCH HERE

*2020

WE NEED DIVERSE BOOKS — Stories Saved My Life, and That’s Why I Write for Young People (Essay) — READ HERE

New York Public Library announces best books of 2020 — The Brave … read more

Bookriot Best Books of the year — The Brave … read more

School Library Journal picks Best Books of 2020 — The Brave … read more