"Hi, my name is brynne. I dream things. And then I do them."
Since Brynne was a child, she was determined to fly; reading and writing
has always made her feel like she could. In classrooms all over the country --
and the world -- she likes to remind young readers that they, too, have wings.
Her debut book, Colors of Me (Sleeping Bear Press, 2011), is a 2012 Gelett Burgess
Award Winner, a 2012 Friends of American Writers Literary Award Winner, and
an Award-Winning Finalist in the Hardcover Fiction Category of the "2011 Best
Books" Awards sponsored by USA Book News.
Brynne’s most recently released picture book, the “clever, magical” 2016 ABC
Best Book for Young Readers, Books Do Not Have Wings (Sleeping Bear Press, 2016), is
available now.
Her latest picture books, sold as a two-book deal, are slated for release by Chronicle Books TBA.
has always made her feel like she could. In classrooms all over the country --
and the world -- she likes to remind young readers that they, too, have wings.
Her debut book, Colors of Me (Sleeping Bear Press, 2011), is a 2012 Gelett Burgess
Award Winner, a 2012 Friends of American Writers Literary Award Winner, and
an Award-Winning Finalist in the Hardcover Fiction Category of the "2011 Best
Books" Awards sponsored by USA Book News.
Brynne’s most recently released picture book, the “clever, magical” 2016 ABC
Best Book for Young Readers, Books Do Not Have Wings (Sleeping Bear Press, 2016), is
available now.
Her latest picture books, sold as a two-book deal, are slated for release by Chronicle Books TBA.
"Brynne Barnes’ story of publication will leave you feeling inspired and wanting more. Trust me, if you love books and write books or plan to write, her story will resonate with you." -- The Brown Bookshelf, "28 Days Later"
on diversity in literature:"I don't think that anyone should underestimate
the importance of all children being able to see themselves in the literature intended for them -- to identify with characters that look like them and ones that don't. I think there's a dire need to see more diverse characters portrayed in stories that are not necessarily about "race" or "multiculturalism," for example, but that we encounter and accept these differences among characters in stories, as we do in our everyday lives -- as natural elements of the world we live in. Our societal fabric consists of a cornucopia of people, familial structures, and religious and ethnic backgrounds; I would love to see the stories that we tell reflect this. |
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Write to Brynne:brynnebarnesbooks@gmail.com
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