Larry Dane Brimner
Larry Dane Brimner is the recipient of the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Award for the most distinguished informational book for children for his title
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961. He is known for his well-researched, innovative, and award-winning nonfiction for young readers, and is the author of multiple acclaimed civil rights titles, including
Strike!: The Farm Workers' Fight for Their Rights; and
Black & White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor.