Depiction of slavery in recent picture books

A Fine Dessert

Background on children's books: CBC Statistics
NPR CodeSwitch  The Kids' Book 'A Fine Dessert' Has Award Buzz — And Charges Of Whitewashing Slavery, Oct. 15, 2015New York Times Best Illustrated Book, 2015

School Library Journal Review
December 8, 2014
Starred Review, Kiera Parrott, School Library Journal

Note: her later retraction of the review

A Fine Desert
Sept. 25, 2015
Calling Caldecott, a Blog from The Horn Book, written by Robin Smith (well known reviewer, past member of Caldecott Committee

A Fine Dessert: Sweet Introduction, Sour Aftertaste
Lisa Gall, School Librarian, Indiana. August 4, 2015

The Illustsrator: Sophie Blackall:
Depicting Slavery in a Fine Dessert
Friday October 13 2015

Debbie Reese: Compilation and discussion of A Fine Desert
A Fine Desert, Not Recommended

A Birthday Cake for George Washington
A synopsis of the book put on the web. Note how carefully he tried to not violate copyright.

Reading While White: No Text is Sacred
Response to A Birthday Cake for George Washington being recalled by Scholastic

​Ebony Thomas: 

A Cake for George Washington

Teaching for Change: An Updated Guide for Selecting Children's Books

Twitter Feed: Slavery with a Smile

Review of A Birthday Cake for George Washington

Storify: Leslie Mac