'Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag' wins at New York Book Festival

"Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag," the latest book by author Robin Taylor-Chiarello, who divides her between Summit, N.J., and Center Lovell, Maine, is the 2021 New York Book Festival children’s book winner.

This is not the first time the author has been honored at this festival. She has previously won for her books "The Blue Lobster" and "It Only Takes One Friend." "Ella Sue and the Burlap Bag," inspired by the true story of Ella Sue Hartgrove’s childhood as a sharecropper’s daughter, is a story about family, hard work, and perseverance.