Night on Neighborhood Street - (Puffin Pied Piper) by Eloise Greenfield (Paperback)

About the Book

A collection of poems exploring the sounds, sights, and emotions enlivening a black neighborhood during the course of one evening.

Book Synopsis

A Coretta Scott King Honor Book

A wonderful collection of poems, this book gives a beautiful snapshot of life on Neighborhood Street.

"The magical andeveryday reside comfortably together on Neighborhood Street and make it well worth the visit."--Booklist

"A warm, triumphant book."--School Library Journal

Review Quotes

"The magical andeveryday reside comfortably together on Neighborhood Street and make it well worth the visit."--Booklist

"A warm, triumphant book that will be wonderful to share with a group or in a more cozy situation."--School Library Journal

"Greenfield's poems have a peaceful tone that is perfectly matched in Gilchrist's gentle, dreamy paintings, where brown skins glow with a warm light against soft-focus backgrounds of shadowed walls and deep, starry sky. A winning combination." --Kirkus Reviews

About the Author

Eloise Greenfield has published many children's books, including picture books, novels, poetry, and biographies. She has won many awards for her writing, including the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, given by the National Council of Teachers of English. In 1999 she became a member of the National Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. Greenfield was born in North Carolina and grew up in Washington, DC, where she continues to live. She has a son, a daughter, and four grandchildren.

Jan Spivey Gilchrist has illustrated children's books for over a quarter of a century. She illustrated the Coretta Scott King Award Book Nathaniel Talking and the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Night on Neighborhood Street, both by Eloise Greenfield. In 2000, she was inducted to the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent. Jan lives with her husband in a suburb of Chicago. See more of her work at janspiveygilchrist.com.