Draft:Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library

Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library is a 2017 children's book written by Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrated by Eric Velasquez.

The book was well-received by critics. In 2018, it won a Walter Dean Myers Award and Golden Kite Award, among other honors.

Reviews
Schomburg was well received by critics, including starred reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, and Shelf Awareness.

School Library Journal also reviewed the book.

Booklist also reviewed the audiobook narrated by Ron Butler.

Awards and honors
Schomburg is a Junior Library Guild book.

Kirkus Reviews and Shelf Awareness named Schomburg among the best picture books of 2017, and the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature name it one of the best multicultural children's books of the year. The following year, Booklist included it on their "Top 10 Biographies for Youth" and "Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers" lists. The Association for Library Service to Children included it on their list of the year's "Notable Children's Books", and Capitol Choices included it on their list of "Noteworthy Books for Children (7-10)".

Adaptations
Dreamscape adapted the book into a 52-minute film.