- ALA Notable Children’s Book
- New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
- Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
- Library of Congress Children’s Books
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An Album of Pictures and Verse
CRITIC'S CORNER
"Beautifully crafted, a labor of love. Myers has written wonderful, expressive poems that clearly celebrate the children in the pictures and the history of African-American childhood."
The Boston Sunday Globe
"Humor, reverence, and celebration blend quietly in this evocative album."
The San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“A celebration of childhood and the African-American heritage.”
Los Angeles Times Book Review
“An exquisite album. The 42 superbly reproduced black-and-white and sepia prints radiate intensely with the personality of their subjects.”
—School Library Journal
“The poet, inspired by the photographs, affirms the black experience in a lyrical, tender, and sometimes humorous way.”
The Horn Book
“Humor, reverence and celebration blend quietly in this evocative album.”
San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
“Beautifully crafted, a labor of love. Myers has written wonderful, expressive poems that clearly celebrate the children in the pictures and the history of African-American childhood.”
The Boston Sunday Globe
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Photo by Constance Myers
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Walter Dean Myers
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