Karen Barbour

An African American describes what life was like for him as a young boy growing up in the small rural town of Arcadia, Louisiana, when Calvin Coolidge was president, children worked in the fields, and life was much simpler.

The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."

A collection of poems in Spanish and English about childhood, place, and identity.

After her grandfather's death, eight-year-old Sophia fulfills his last request and journeys to Greece with her mother to see the land where her roots are.

Presents an illustrated collection of poems that celebrate words, featuring selections by Emily Dickinson, Nikki Grimes, Carl Sandburg, and others.