Pub Date: July 15, 1988
Dewey: E
LCCN: 82023426
Lexile Code: 1380
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 05 to 08
Physical Info: 0.11" H x 8.00" L x 8.06" W ( 0.22 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Death, Grief, Bereavement | Emotions & Feelings | African American & Black | General | Stories in Verse (see also Poetry)
Series: Everett Anderson
Description: "A simple, poetic telling of Everett Anderson's feelings as he copes with and accepts the fact of his father's death".--Childhood Education. Coretta Scott King Award; NCTE Teacher's Choice; Reading Rainbow Feature. Full color.
Brief description:
Lucille Clifton, poet, storyteller, college professor, mother of six and a grandmother, is the author of many books for young readers. Seven of her picture books with Henry Holt feature Everett Anderson, including Everett Anderson's Goodbye (a Coretta Scott King Award winner), Everett Anderson's Nine Month Long, and Everett Anderson's Christmas Coming.
Review Quotes:
"A simple, poetic telling of Everett Anderson's feelings as he copes with and accepts the fact of his father's death." --Childhood Education
"The poetry expresses simply but powerfully Everett's emotions, as well as his mother's quiet, understanding support....Grifalconi's superb drawings convey as much meaning as Clifton's empathetic lines in a book that is aesthetically satisfying and an effective way of helping children come to terms with loss." --Publishers Weekly "Simple in concept yet universal in need; one must share this book quietly within and with others." --Language Arts