Very exciting news! I’m so happy the book was well received! Hurray Drowned City!

“StoryWalk at Knox Town Park We recently collaborated with Friends of the Berne Library to install the second StoryWalk at the town park behind the fire station. Here the Reffe children learn about Henry Knox in “Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution” by Don Brown. Was the Town of […]

August 9, 2015 NY Times Sunday Book Review HERE. Also Times Editor’s Choice! “This book could almost make its point on the powerful illustrations alone, but Brown’s precise language secures the historical details in an unforgettable way.”

* “An excellent chronicle of the tragedy for a broad audience; children, teens, and adults will all be moved.” —Kirkus, starred review   *  “Lively, dynamic sketching gives the artwork a sense of urgency and immediacy. It is as important to tell the story of a nation’s failures as it is to record its triumphs, […]

LA TImes picked Drowned City for its summer reading list!

I received the William Allen White Award in Emporia, Kansas on Saturday, October 4, 2014. I was joined by co-winner, Helen Frost, the extraordinary author of Hidden. We were warmly embraced by the people of Emporia as well as kids from across Kansas. Our host, John Sheridan, Dean of Libraries and Archives, made our visit […]

The Towner Award is sponsored by the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) and is awarded to an outstanding non-fiction book intended for students in grades two through six. In the spring students will be asked to vote on which title they liked best, with the results being made public in early May. It’s a great […]

Nice review in the Times for the Great American Dustbowl. Find it here.

Art from my Henry & the Cannons is included in 2013 Society of Illustrator’s Original Art Show. Me, at the Opening (my art on bottom):

My graphic nonfiction history of the 1930’s Dustbowl received starred reviews from The Horn Book, Kirkus, Booklist, & Bulletin which called it “an exemplar of how comics can bring a true story compellingly to life.”