| Abstract |
"Before Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, she was a little girl who dared to dream. Gwendolyn grew up surrounded by fine poetry. From an early age, she memorized the poems her father read to her and soon began to pen her own. Gwendolyn found inspiration all around her: in the colorful clouds overhead; in the people in her neighborhood; in loss, loneliness, and love. This picture book biography shares Gwendolyn's journey as she creates a beloved body of work and shows readers how her dream became her exquisite future."--book jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 6-9 |
| Interest grade level |
Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
| Audience |
870 Lexile |
| Awards note | 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book |
| Awards note | 2021 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book |
| Awards note | 2021 Association of Library Service to Children Notable Children's Book |
| Genre/form | Picture books. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2018017974 |
| ISBN | 9781419734113 hardcover with jacket |
| ISBN | 1419734113 hardcover with jacket |
