Family relationships are explored and affirmed in this joyful anthology of poems celebrating the diversity of African American families. Michael Strickland, editor of the anthology "Poems That Sing to You," has collaborated with his mother, noted educator Dorothy Strickland, to bring us this warm collection. "Families: Poems Celebrating the African American Experience" gathers poems that take as their source deeply felt values of belonging, creativity, and mutual respect, values rooted in African American history and passed on as a rich heritage to new generations. John Ward's radiant illustrations highlight compelling poems by Lucille Clifton, Eloise Greenfield, Lindamichellebaron, Gwendolyn Brooks, Langston Hughes, and others.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Boyds Mills Press .

John Ward has illustrated many books for children, including "We Keep a Store "by Anne Shelby. He lives in Freeport, New York. " Michael R. Strickland is the editor of "Poems That Sing to You, "an anthology of poems about music, published by Boyds Mills Press. He lives in Orange, New Jersey.