A collection of poems which show angels guiding, comforting, and protecting African American children during milestones in their lives as well as in the course of everyday activities.

Thirteen prayers the author might have prayed as a child, prayers concerning the hopes, fears, longings and ordinary, everyday concerns touching a child's life.

"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree"--

"This lyrical poem tells the story of Black History in America, from slavery to the Civil Rights movement to present day struggles"--

Poems for each month of the year celebrate the themes of family love, individuality, and Afro-American identity.

Acclaimed writer Walter Dean Myers celebrates the people of Harlem with these powerful and soulful first-person poems in the voices of the residents who make up the legendary neighborhood: basketball players, teachers, mail carriers, jazz artists, maids, veterans, nannies, students, and more. Exhilarating and electric, these poems capture the energy and resilience of a neighborhood and a people.

A collection of poems exploring the theme of African-American identity.

A collection of poems celebrating the people, sights, and sounds of Harlem.