Media & Awards
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Awards
2020 AIGA 50 Best Book Covers. Since its inception in 1923 as the Fifty Books of the Year competition, this annual event highlights AIGA’s continued commitment to uplifting powerful and compelling design in a familiar format we know and love. HIETYBLM.
2018 Moonbeam Spirit Award — Jenkins Group in the category of Compassion, for dedication to children’s books and literacy and for inspired writing, illustrating, and publishing. Have I Ever Told You?
2018 Indie Next Generation Award — Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in the category of Children’s Picture Book 0-5 years, for most exceptional and independently published. Have I Ever Told You?
2018 National Indie Excellence Award — Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group in the category of Children’s Picture Book/Preschool for Book Cover Design. Have I Ever Told You?
2018 Finalist for Indie Next Generation Award in the category of Children’s Picture Book 6 years & up. Have I Ever Told You?
2018 Finalist for Indie Next Generation Award in the category of Best Overall Design Non-Fiction. Have I Ever Told You?
Features
Fresh Ink for April–May 2025, Brown Alumni Magazine, April 10, 2025. Finding Rebecca.
Women’s History Month: 60 Books for Older Readers, Black Children’s Books and Authors, March 21, 2025. Finding Rebecca.
Book Giveaway: FINDING REBECCA by Shani Mahiri King, Writing and Illustrating, March 20, 2025. Finding Rebecca.
Have You Heard of Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler?, The New York Academy of Medicine, February 28, 2025. Finding Rebecca.
Celebrating Women’s History Month: Inspiring Children’s Books About Trailblazing Women, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Blog, February 26, 2025. Finding Rebecca.
9 More Black History Heroes You May Not Know About, @readingwithredandthemagpie, February 15, 2025. Finding Rebecca.
The On-Sale Calendar: October 2024 Children’s Books, Publishers Weekly, July 15, 2024. Finding Rebecca.
Fall 2024 Children’s Preview: Publishers T-Z, Publishers Weekly, July 5, 2024. Finding Rebecca.
Looking for Books About Racism? Experts Suggest these Must-Read Titles for Adults and Kids, USA Today, Mar. 23, 2022. HIETYBLM.
BostonPL_Black Is . . . 2021: 70 Books for Children, Teens, & Adults, Boston Public Library Website, Jan. 27, 2022. HIETYBLM.
28 Nonfiction Titles for Black History Month, SLJ.COM, Jan. 26, 2022. HIETYBLM.
26 Engaging, Informative Nonfiction Books for Middle Graders/Summer Reading 2021, SLJ.COM, June 15, 2021. HIETYBLM.
‘You Are Valued’: 7 Books to Empower Black Children, San Francisco Chronicle: Datebook, Feb. 24, 2021. HIETYBLM.
32 Books Bestselling Authors Recommend to Honor and Celebrate Black History, Today.com: NBC News, Feb. 3, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Column: A List of Children’s Books to Celebrate Black History Every Month, Not Just in February, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 2, 2021. HIETYBLM.
New Releases and More for January 19, 2021, Book Riot, Jan. 19, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Round-Up: The best books keep you warm this January, Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 2020. HIETYBLM.
Round-Up: New and Forthcoming Social Justice Titles, Publishers Weekly, Nov. 20, 2020. HIETYBLM.
Reviews
Children’s Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, July 2025. Finding Rebecca.
Children’s Bookwatch, Midwest Book Review, January 2025. Finding Rebecca.
December 2024 Prime Picks, Donovan’s Literary Services, December 2024. Finding Rebecca.
Booklist, September 1, 2024. Finding Rebecca.
Kirkus Reviews, July 19, 2024. Finding Rebecca.
Best Picture Books of 2021, Literally Cultured Instagram, January 12, 2022. HIETYBLM.
Black history comes alive with these 4 children’s nonfiction books, PamelaKramer.com, February 14, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Midwest Book Review, February 12, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Tiny Activist Blog, February 7, 2021. HIETYBLM.
2 Picture Books Celebrate the Poetry and Promise of Black Lives, The New York Times, Feb. 5, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Typeroom, February 4, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Nonfiction Reviews—Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter, School Library Journal, Feb. 1, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Interviews
Have I Told You Black Lives Matter?, Reading With Your Kids, July 31, 2021. HIETYBLM.
A Celebration of Black Lives
A new book for kids ages 9 and up, Brown Alumni Magazine, June 21, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter?’ With Shani M. King, “In Black America”/ KUT Radio Austin’s NPR Station (Nationally Syndicated), March 28, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Shani Mahiri King, Sunday Morning Magazine with Rodney Lear, Feb. 26, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Black Words Matter (Illustrated), The Daily Heller: PRINT Mag, Feb. 17, 2021. HIETYBLM.
North Country Bookmarks: Beyond Romance, NCPR News, Feb. 5, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Episode 163: Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter? (Shani King), The DTALKS Podcast—Detoxing from Life, Feb. 1, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Kojo for Kids: Author Shani Mahiri King, WAMU85—The Kojo Nnamdi Show, Feb. 1, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Shani M. King Inspires Kids to Believe in Themselves, Story Monsters Ink, Feb. 2021. HIETYBLM.
Illustrator interviewed and featured: This Gorgeous New Children’s Book Celebrates Black Lives Matter, FastCompany.com, Jan. 19, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Speed Interview with Shani Mahiri King, Author of Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter?, The Children’s Book Review, Jan. 18, 2021. HIETYBLM.
The Writers Life—Ilyasah Shabazz and Shani Mahiri King: Historical Truth, Shelf Awareness, Jan. 15, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Shani M. King, Have I Ever Told You Black Lives Matter, Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Podcast, Jan. 7, 2021. HIETYBLM.
A Picture Book Celebration of Black Lives, Publishers Weekly, Jan. 5, 2021. HIETYBLM.
Shani Mahiri King Author Interview—NCSS 2020 Virtual Booth, Publisher Spotlight, Nov. 24, 2020. HIETYBLM.
Events & Mentions
Event Recap: Dr. Shani King, Children’s Rights Lawyer, Professor, and Author, Visits First Graders at Garrison Elementary School, D.C. Area Educators for Social Justice: A Project of Teaching for Change, Feb. 24, 2021.
