The Blacker the Berry by Joyce Carol Thomas
Summary: This book of poems is about celebrating different colors of beauty. Each poem using different kinds of berries to illustrate diversity and the beauty in that diversity. Along with each poem is a two page illustration from Floyd Cooper, who depicts the essence of each poem and uses warm colors for all of them.
Review: This book of Poems beautifully celebrates the diversity in a way that children will understand. It is so important that children are able to see themselves in the books and arts they consume. This book will be great to have in a classroom with ages ranging from 7 to 9, and even older. This would be a great book to go along with African-American History Month or a lesson celebrating different cultures within our schools and communities. This book will be found on a shelf in my future classrooms.
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