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The Blacker the Berry: A Coretta Scott King Award Winner
Contributor(s): Thomas, Joyce Carol (Author), Cooper, Floyd (Illustrator)

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ISBN: 0060253754     ISBN-13: 9780060253752
Publisher: Amistad Books for Young Readers
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2008
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Annotation: Two Coretta Scott King Honorees celebrate the many shades of black in this lyrical and illuminating collection of poems, including "Golden Goodness," "Cranberry Red," and "Biscuit Brown." Full color.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African-american
Dewey: 811.54
LCCN: 96026692
Age Level: 4-8
Grade Level: PreK-3
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 7.84" W x 11.58" L (0.79 lbs) 32 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Awards: Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, Nominee, Grades 3-5, 2011
Coretta Scott King Award, Honor Book, Author, 2009
Coretta Scott King Award, Winner, Illustrator, 2009
Review Citations: Booklist 05/15/2008 pg. 46
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2008 pg. 657
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2008 pg. 498
School Library Journal 08/01/2008 pg. 114
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2008 pg. 604
Kirkus Best Children's Books 11/15/2008 pg. 22
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2009 - Superior,Well Above Average
Multicultural Review 03/01/2009 pg. 75
ALA Notable Children's Books 03/15/2009 pg. 22
 
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Publisher Description:

Black is dazzling and distinctive, like toasted wheat berry bread; snowberries in the fall; rich, red cranberries; and the bronzed last leaves of summer. In this lyrical and luminous poetry collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of Black beautifully.

Included in Brightly's list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids. Highly recommended for home and school libraries, commented Brightly's Charnaie Gordon. Each melodic poem eloquently conveys the beauty of different skin tones and complexions. There are also themes of family, traditions, feelings, self-love, and acceptance echoed throughout this book.

"Evocative, colorful poetry. An essential picture book."--Kirkus (starred review)

We are color struck

The way an artist strikes

His canvas with his brush of many hues

Look closely at these mirrors

these palettes of skin

Each color is rich

in its own right


Contributor Bio(s): Thomas, Joyce Carol: -

Joyce Carol Thomas is an internationally renowned author who received the National Book Award for her first novel, Marked By Fire, and a Coretta Scott King Honor for The Blacker the Berry and for her first picture book, Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea. Her picture book I Have Heard of a Land received a Coretta Scott King Honor and an IRA/CBC Teachers' Choice Award and was an ALA Notable Book. Her other titles include The Gospel Cinderella, Crowning Glory, Gingerbread Days, and A Gathering of Flowers. Ms. Thomas lives in Berkeley, California.

Cooper, Floyd: -

Floyd Cooper received a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in The Blacker the Berry and a Coretta Scott King Honor for Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea and I Have Heard of a Land. Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mr. Cooper received a degree in fine arts from the University of Oklahoma and, after graduating, worked as an artist for a major greeting card company. In 1984, he came to New York City to pursue a career as an illustrator of books, and he now lives in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children.


 
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