Tonya Duncan Ellis
Tonya Duncan Ellis Author Page
New numbers are in, and the needle barely moved on the number of traditionally published books by Black authors from 2020 to 2021. According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center (CCBC) just 9% of …
Continue Reading about Diversity in Children’s Literature 2021 →
Accelerated Reader (AR) is a reading management system used by half the schools in the nation. Students take quizzes to earn AR points from books read, getting class credit and sometimes prizes. …
Continue Reading about How to Get Your Books Included in the Accelerated Reader (AR) Program →
I won a NATIONAL Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) book marketing award for independent authors! This grant will allow me to get my latest book, Sophie Washington: Lemonade …
I'm booked for the next few weeks with exciting author interviews on my Write This! Instagram Live show (@tonyaellisbooks) and speaking engagements. The IG Lives are on Wednesdays at 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. …
National Lemonade Day is endorsing the Sophie Washington series! This is a huge honor as this group has impacted over a million youth since it started in 2007. My latest book, Sophie Washington: …
Continue Reading about National Lemonade Day endorses the Sophie Washington series! →
The Activity Author, Sheryl Smiley-Oliphant, recently created four, fun Sophie Washington: Secret Santa themed activities. Try them out for hours of holiday fun!Tonya Duncan Ellis is author of the …
Continue Reading about 4 Sophie Washington Secret Santa Crafts! →
