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What happens when the family closes the front door and leaves the house for an outing? "The head of cabbage, sitting in the fridge, hears the front door close, hears the click of the key ... He looks out ... sees his people leave ... He stands in the middle of the floor ... throws his head back and yells, "PAR-TAY!" Children and adults will experience this house party through the buoyant, rhythmic words of Eloise Greenfield and the playful, ex...

An African-American child dreams of long-ago Africa, where she sees animals, shops in a marketplace, reads strange words from an old book, and returns to the village where her long-ago granddaddy welcomes her. ‘Greenfield’s lyrical telling and Byard’s marvelous pictures make this book close to an ideal adventure for children, black or white.’ —Publishers Weekly. 1978 Coretta Scott King Award

Joy packaged up in a picture book, ready for readers to enjoy again and again. With the guileless wonder and innocence of a little girl, Alaina is profoundly changed by the performance. As she falls in love with the art of live theater, her enthusiasm lands her center stage. "But when I opened my mouth, the right words didn't come out. I was too excited to say that little speech. It wasn't good enough for that great play, so...

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Celebrate friendship with Coretta Scott King Award winners Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist!Drum is worried that summer will be a bummer until Dorene, Louis, and Rae enter his life unexpectedly. Together they embark on an unforgettable summer of discovery and creative play.With free-verse poetry perfect for reading aloud and inspired illustrations, this picture book by the legendary author/illustrator team follows four children as th...

Celebrate the love of brothers and sisters everywhere with award-winning author Eloise Greenfield in this poignant collection of poems for and about families, illustrated by renowned artist Jan Spivey Gilchrist. "These are the sweetest poems for kids and families of all kinds.” —Charlotte Observer Brothers and sisters can be dear, can be company, can bring cheer, can start arguments, can make noise, can cause tears, can break toys . . . Still,...

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We were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.When Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from their home in Parmele, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C.Before Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born, her mother moved from Arkansas and her father moved from Mississippi. Both settled in Chicago, Illin...

Through narrative and photographs, Greenfield highlights important aspects from a few hundred years of the lives of African-American midwives and the people they selflessly served.

Thinker isn't just an average puppy--he's a poet. So is his owner, Jace. Together they turn the world around them into verse in this new collection of poetry from the recipient of the 2018 Coretta Scott KingDVirginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Full color.

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A biography of a woman whose actions led to the desegregation of buses in Montgomery, Alabama, in the 1960s and who was an important figure in the early days of the civil rights movement.

Coretta Scott King Award-winning poet Eloise Greenfield unites with collage-illustrator Ehsan Abdollahi in this series of poems with accompanying images that explore the friendship between a young boy and his dog.

During the years following the Civil War in rural South Carolina where opportunities for blacks to go to school were nonexistent, [Mary McLeod Bethune had to overcome many obstacles to pursue her dream of education for all children]. Simply told, this biography of an outstanding black educator has excellent illustrations.' 'SLJ. Children's Books of 1977 (Library of Congress)

(Touches) the important aspects of a child's life, the people and things (a child) loves and laughs, cries, or wonders about . . . Fully imagined graphics (by the winners of the 1976 and 1977 Caldecott Medals).

We were one family among the many thousands. Mama and Daddy leaving home, coming to the city, with their hopes and their courage, their dreams and their children, to make a better life.When Eloise Greenfield was four months old, her family moved from their home in Parmele, North Carolina, to Washington, D.C.Before Jan Spivey Gilchrist was born, her mother moved from Arkansas and her father moved from Mississippi. Both settled in Chicago, Illin...

An ALA Notable Children's BookHONEY, I LOVEand other love poemsAges 7 to 11Love don't mean all that kissingLike on televisionLove Means DaddySaying keep your mama company     till I get backAnd me doing it Sixteen poems tell of love and the simple joys of everyday life, seen through the eyes of a child: playing with a friend, skipping rope, riding on a train--or keeping Mama company till Daddy gets back. Each of these sixteen "love poems" is s...