Some call it Freedom Day; some call it Emancipation Day; some call it Juneteenth. Learn more about this important holiday that celebrates the end of
Sharon Dennis Wyeth joined FoxNewsDC with more about her new book in the American Girl series, Evette, The River and Me. Evette: The River and
Children’s Books That Spark Conversations About HomelessnessREAD MORE Here’s a wonderful article in Brightly! So pleased that the author included my book Something Beautiful entering
Follow this link to an article in The Washington Post about Evette (the American Girl doll), my new book The River and Me, and my
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On June 19, 2022, Sharon Dennis Wyeth had the very special honor of attending and speaking at the Juneteenth dedication at the Scottsville Market in
As a child born in Washington, D.C., one of my favorite places to visit was the Smithsonian. At the Smithsonian, I was granted access to
Sharon and American Girl doll Evette at the World by Us debut in the American Girl store. Sharon is the author of Evette’s story, The
Proud to have my essay “I”m A Dancer” included in THE TALK, an award winning new anthology edited by Wade and Cheryl Willis Hudson, published
In 2023 SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL will have its 25th ANNIVERSARY!! CELEBRATE! contact Sharon Dennis Wyeth Something Beautiful, “a shining testament” published 1998.
Sharon at a performance of her concert story “A Family for Baby Grand” with The Chappaqua Orchestra, conductor Michael Shapiro, composer Brad Ross and narrator
Our Pen panel at the Brooklyn Book Festival on Writing Historical Fiction was exciting! The moderator, Fatima Shaik, asked provocative questions followed by questions from
POETRY! Earlier this year, I read at the Folger Theater in D.C. with Cave Canem poets (pictured here.) On Oct 23 from 11:00-12:00, I’m honored
Join me on the Scholastic Summer Reading Road Trip! I’ll be at Watchung Books in Montclair New Jersey on July 20 at 4:00PM. I’d love
To find out more about the Brooklyn Book Festival, follow this link for More Information. Also, follow this link to hear what our pen panel
I’m so excited that “The Granddaughter Necklace” has been selected by the National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council as a 2014
Children’s Book Council Notable Book, Best Books of the Year Parents Magazine A little girl longs to see beyond the angry scribbling in the
Here’s an art project I received from Northeast School in Montclair, NJ. Students created portraits inspired by the “The Granddaughter Necklace.” As you can see,
Did you know that Schenectady, New York was once the home of Thomas Edison’s Edison Machine Works? And later on, the headquarters of General Electric?
To celebrate Women’s History Month this year, I paid a visit to my local library in Montclair, where I participated in a program honoring the
I had a wonderful time visiting William B. Cruise Memorial School No. 11 for Read Across America. As a special treat third graders were allowed to wear their pajamas to the assembly. I only wish I’d worn mine! Read more about my visit in a letter of thanks from a marvelous educator.
At a recent visit to Newark Public Schools, Sharon spoke to elementary-school students and signed copies of The Granddaughter Necklace at book fairs sponsored by My Very Own Library and Scholastic Book Fairs.
Q & A on Diversity with the Children’s Book Council
Here’s an excerpt from a recent interview posted on CBC Diversity.
Tell us about your most recent book and how you came to write it.
My most recent book is The Granddaughter Necklace. It’s a picture book based on family stories I collected from childhood on up. I am African American but discovered when I was an adult that my maternal line goes back to a woman in Ireland. This woman is featured in The Granddaughter Necklace along with six other generations in my maternal line. It’s a book I feel as if I’ve been writing my entire life.
I can trace my new book “The Granddaughter Necklace” to a Sunday afternoon with my maternal grandmother, Mildred, in her home in Southeast Washington, D.C.
On July 9, I had the pleasure of appearing on “Our Take” on Arise T.V. Gina Paige, president of African Ancestry was also a guest.
Why Write? When I’m writing or thinking as a writer, I feel most connected to myself. After so many years, it’s become my anchor and
Most of us belong to a number of communities: a community of friends, the community of our school or town, a religious or cultural community,
Women’s history month makes me reflect on the significance of personal history. The “history” we study in school is crucial, of course; it contains the
During my visit to Tyee Park Elementary School in Washington State at the end of January, a student asked a striking question that makes me
It’s February and I’m still basking in the glow of the A.L.A. Midwinter Conference at the end of last month in Seattle, Washington. One of
During A.L.A., I had the opportunity to meet librarians at “Picture Perfect” a breakfast event sponsored by my publishers Scholastic. My editor Arthur A. Levine
When I first laid eyes on the cover of “The Granddaughter Necklace,” I began to cry, not just because the cover is so beautiful. The
When I was growing up, I didn’t know I had Irish ancestors. Since my family was African American, I focused on my African ancestry. Though
Through a cousin’s DNA I was able to track my African ancestors to the Tikar, Fulani and Hausa tribes in Cameroon. Since receiving the results
I’m two-years-old, sitting unashamed in a tin tub set in a shady spot on a lawn in Culpeper, Virginia. My grandmother Georgie Dennis is soaping
“Why do you call yourself African-American?” That’s a question that’s followed me most of my life. “My mother’s black and so is my father and