Newbery Award honoree Ashley Bryan has hand-selected a dozen of National Book Award winner Nikki Giovanni’s poems to illustrate with his inimitable flourish.There is nothing more important to a child than to feel loved, and this gorgeous gathering of poems written by Nikki Giovanni celebrates exactly that. Hand-selected by Newbery honoree Ashley Bryan, he has, with his masterful flourish of color, shape, and movement, added a visual layering that drums the most impartant message of all to young, old, parent, child, grandparent, and friend alike: You are loved. You are loved. You are loved. As a bonus, one page is mirrored, so children reading the book can see exactly who is loved—themselves! Product details Publisher : Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books; Illustrated edition (January 9, 2018) Language : English Hardcover : 32 pages ISBN-10 : 1534404929 ISBN-13 : 978-1534404922 Reading age : 4 - 8 years Lexile measure : NP Grade level : Preschool - 3 Item Weight : 13.4 ounces Dimensions : 8 x 0.4 x 10 inches
