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Jan 10, 2017 | ISBN 9780375870880 | 6-9 years Buy
Jan 10, 2017 | ISBN 9780307974952 | 6-9 years Buy
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Jan 10, 2017 | ISBN 9780375870880 | 6-9 years
Jan 10, 2017 | ISBN 9780307974952 | 6-9 years
“Part songbook, part research text, this work is perfect for families to share together or for young scholars who seek to discover an important piece of cultural history.”— School Library Journal, starred reviewFrom Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkney comes an extraordinary must-have collection of classic playtime favorites. This very special book is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families and will inspire joy in all who read it. Parents and grandparents will delight in sharing this exuberant book with the children in their lives. Here is a songbook, a storybook, a poetry collection, and much more, all rolled into one. Find a partner for hand claps such as “Eenie, Meenie, Sassafreeny,” or form a circle for games like “Little Sally Walker.” Gather as a family to sing well-loved songs like “Amazing Grace” and “Oh, Freedom,” or to read aloud the poetry of such African American luminaries as Langston Hughes, James Weldon Johnson, and Paul Laurence Dunbar. And snuggle down to enjoy classic stories retold by the author, including Aesop’s fables and tales featuring Br’er Rabbit and Anansi the Spider. “A rich compilation to stand beside Rollins’s Christmas Gif’ and Hamilton’s The People Could Fly.” —The Horn Book “An ebullient collection…. There is an undeniable warmth and sense of belonging to these tales.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred
PATRICIA MCKISSACK is one of the most acclaimed authors writing for children today. She has written many award-winning books, including Never Forgotten, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book; Porch Lies, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children’s Book; The Dark Thirty, a… More about Patricia C. McKissack
“A comprehensive treasury of memories, verbal art, and play.” — Kirkus, starred review“It’s a collection valuable both for its rich assembly of songs and stories that have delighted, comforted, and inspired generations of black families and for the illuminating historical context that McKissack brings to each selection.”— Publishers Weekly, starred review“Part songbook, part research text, this work is perfect for families to share together or for young scholars who seek to discover an important piece of cultural history.”— School Library Journal, starred review
Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best Books SELECTION 2017
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