Never Forgotten Author by Patricia C. McKissack Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

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7. 2012  Honor Author

Never Forgotten

Author by Patricia C. McKissack

Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

About the Author:

"PATRICIA MCKISSACK is one of the most acclaimed authors writing for children today. She has written many award-winning books, including Never Forgotten, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book; Porch Lies, an ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book; The Dark Thirty, a Newbery Honor Book; Let My People Go, recipient of the NAACP Image Award; and Mirandy and Brother Wind, a Caldecott Honor Book. Her other books include The All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll, Goin' Someplace Special, and Precious and the Boo Hag. Patricia and her husband, Frederick McKissack, are the recipients of the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement."

Book Summary:

"This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa, this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery, and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful, powerful, truly unforgettable story about family, memory, and freedom."

-Amazon.com

Never Forgotten Book Trailer

Reviews:

"Forceful and iconic," raves Publishers Weekly in a starred review.

Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Never-Forgotten-Junior-Library-Selection/dp/0375843841/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Never+Forgotten+Author+by+Patricia+C.+McKissack+Illustrated+by+Leo+and+Diane+Dillon&qid=1606064809&sr=8-1

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