Mirandy and Brother Wind
$21.57
- Paperback
32 pages
- Release Date
15 February 1997
Summary
“Each page sparkles with life.” - The New York Times Book Review
In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning tale, Mirandy is determined to capture the best partner for the junior cakewalk jubilee. And who is the best partner? The wind, of course!
Grandmama Beasley says, “Can’t nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free.”
With neighbors up and down Ridgetop suggesting all manner of strategies, and friend Ezel laughin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679883333 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679883339 |
| Author: | Patricia McKissack, Jerry Pinkney |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House USA Children's Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 1997 |
| Weight: | 162g |
| Dimensions: | 3mm x 227mm x 276mm |
| Series: | Caldecott Honor Books |
| Audience Age: | 3-7 |
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Patricia McKissack
Patricia C. McKissack was the author of over 100 children’s books. Her notable works include The Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which received a Newbery Honor and a Coretta Scott King Award. She also won the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters.
Jerry Pinkney was a highly acclaimed American illustrator. He was a recipient of the Caldecott Medal, five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors, five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, among numerous other accolades. His celebrated titles include Mirandy and Brother Wind, The Little Red Hen, The Little Match Girl, and The Lion & The Mouse.
Jerry Pinkney’s family includes several acclaimed children’s book creators: his son, artist Brian Pinkney; his daughter-in-law, author and children’s book editor Andrea Davis Pinkney; and his granddaughter, author-illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow.
Jerry Pinkney passed away on October 20, 2021, at the age of 81.
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