The Blacker The Berry
by Joyce Carol Thomas, Illustrated by Floyd Cooper
- A Top 150 Children’s Book
- 1 Time AALBC.com Bestselling Book!
- Coretta Scott King Award Winning Book 2009
Amistad (Jul 01, 2008)
Hardcover, 32 pages
Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Picture Book
Description of The Blacker The Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
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”
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 collection, Coretta Scott King honorees Joyce Carol Thomas and Floyd Cooper celebrate these many shades of black beautifully.

- ISBN: 9780060253752
- Imprint: Amistad
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Parent Company: News Corp
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