He has written more than 40 books, including The Crossover, which won the Newbery Medal, Booked, Rebound, and The Door of No ...

Kwame Alexander, illus. by Daniel Miyares. NorthSouth (IPS, dist.), $17.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-7358-4220-5 “You’d rather read a book than go to the beach?” A surfer frog named Dude can’t ...

PBS Kids is preparing to teach children about the joys of jazz. A special and a series of shorts based on author Kwame Alexander’s “Acoustic Rooster” book is coming to the network in May ...

Immediately stopped crying," said Alexander. “Playing jazz for her inspired me to write Acoustic Rooster and His Barnyard Band to share the history and the power of the music and the musicians ...

Writers choose their titles very carefully to tell readers what to expect when they open the book. For The Crossover, Kwame Alexander has used the name of a basketball move for his title.