
Currently based in Manhattan, New York, he splits time between the city and upstate New York, where he is a tenured professor of law at Syracuse University. He has provided on-air commentary for MSNBC, CNN, ABC, and Al Jazeera. He is also a regular writer and former contributing editor to the New York Times, with additional writings in The Atlantic, Essence, and The Week. Kevin Noble Maillard is the debut author of Fry Bread, published by Roaring Brook/Macmillan. Nominee, Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award 2022-2022 One of NPR's 100 Favorite Books for Young Readers It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference.Ī Publishers Weekly Best Picture Book of 2019Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Picture Book of 2019Ī School Library Journal Best Picture Book of 2019Ī Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of 2019Ī Goodreads Choice Award 2019 SemifinalistĪ Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book of 2019Ī National Public Radio (NPR) Best Book of 2019Ī 2020 NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young PeopleĪ 2020 ILA Notable Book for a Global SocietyĢ020 Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Books of the Year List It is shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond.

It brings families together for meals and new memories. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Told in lively and powerful verse by debut author Kevin Noble Maillard, Fry Bread is an evocative depiction of a modern Native American family, vibrantly illustrated by Pura Belpre Award winner and Caldecott Honoree Juana Martinez-Neal. Lovely stuff." - The New York Times Book Review


Sibert Informational Book MedalĪ 2020 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Winner
