Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse

by Walter Dean Myers

Overview

Join acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers in a heartwarming celebration of African-American childhood in words and pictures. Sharing favorites from his collection of long-forgotten turn-of-the-century photographs, and punctuating them with his own moving poetry, Mr. Myers has created a beautiful album that reminds us that "the child in each of us is our most precious part."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064434553
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/16/1996
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 8.75(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Walter Dean Myers was the New York Times bestselling author of Monster, the winner of the first Michael L. Printz Award; a former National Ambassador for Young People's Literature; and an inaugural NYC Literary Honoree. Myers received every single major award in the field of children's literature. He was the author of two Newbery Honor Books and six Coretta Scott King Awardees. He was the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults, a three-time National Book Award Finalist, as well as the first-ever recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Read an Excerpt

Love That Boy

Love that boy,
like a rabbit loves to run
I said I love that boy
like a rabbit loves to run
Love to call him in the morning
love to call him
"Hey there, son!"

He walk like his grandpa
grins like his uncle Ben
I said he walk like his grandpa
and grins like his uncle Ben
Grins when he happy
when he sad he grind again

Editorial Reviews

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.

Boston Sunday Globe

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.

Boston Sunday Globe