Dave the Potter (Caldecott Honor Book): Artist, Poet, Slave

Dave the Potter (Caldecott Honor Book): Artist, Poet, SlaveA Caldecott Honor A Coretta Scott King Award Winner An award winning celebration of an American hero Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faced as a slave. In this inspiring and lyrical portrayal, National Book Award nominee Laban Carrick Hill's elegantly simple text and award winning

They went by many names

Since she was seven years old

less carefree

" Cupcake tries everything to avoid her first day—from pretending to be sick to even hiding

and spike the ball

But someone else is interested in Mama: Mr

Harper’s Bazaar

grab-you-by-both-ears voices in American crime fiction” (The Washington Post)

As the first African-American principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre

with no acknowledgement of her difference or access to black culture

along with Chris Colderley and Marjory Wentworth

or give me space