Never Forgotten

Ebook
On sale Oct 11, 2011 | 48 Pages | 9780375983870

A 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

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.

"Forceful and iconic," raves Publishers Weekly in a starred review.
  • WINNER | 2012
    Notable Books for a Global Society Award
  • WINNER | 2012
    Parents' Choice Gold Award
  • WINNER | 2012
    Pen/Steven Kroll Award
  • WINNER | 2011
    Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
  • WINNER | 2011
    Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
  • WINNER | 2011
    National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award
  • WINNER | 2011
    Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
  • NOMINEE
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • NOMINEE
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
  • HONOR | 2012
    Coretta Scott King Author Award
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.

LEO and DIANE DILLON have illustrated over 60 books for children and have received just about every honor and award imaginable. They are the winners of two Caldecott Medals (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears and Ashanti to Zulu), five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (including one for the Knopf book, The People Could Fly), and numerous Coretta Scott King Awards. View titles by Patricia C. McKissack

About

A 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book

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.

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

Awards

  • WINNER | 2012
    Notable Books for a Global Society Award
  • WINNER | 2012
    Parents' Choice Gold Award
  • WINNER | 2012
    Pen/Steven Kroll Award
  • WINNER | 2011
    Booklist Children's Editors' Choice
  • WINNER | 2011
    Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
  • WINNER | 2011
    National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Gold Award
  • WINNER | 2011
    Oppenheim Toy Portfolio
  • NOMINEE
    ALA Notable Children's Book
  • NOMINEE
    Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
  • NOMINEE
    NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies
  • HONOR | 2012
    Coretta Scott King Author Award

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.

LEO and DIANE DILLON have illustrated over 60 books for children and have received just about every honor and award imaginable. They are the winners of two Caldecott Medals (Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears and Ashanti to Zulu), five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards (including one for the Knopf book, The People Could Fly), and numerous Coretta Scott King Awards. View titles by Patricia C. McKissack

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