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Selected Books by Eloise
GreenfieldFiction, Biography, Memoir, and
Poetry
Fiction for Children Ages 4-8
She Come Bringing Me That Little Baby Girl (1974)
O Illustrated by John Steptoe
O Story of sibling rivalry and how a big brother ultimately comes to love his new baby sister
Me & Neesie (1975)O Illustrated by Jan
Spivey GilchristO Story of a young
girl who has an imaginary friend that only she can see
Africa Dream (1978)O Illustrated by
Carole ByardO Story of a little girl
who dreamed she went to Africa and discovered her African heritage
O Won the 1978 Coretta Scott King Author Award
Grandpa’s Face (1988)O Illustrated by Floyd
CooperO Story of a young girl
who lives with her grandfather in a non-traditional family
O Describes a misunderstanding between them and how they resolve it.
Biography for Ages 6-12
Rosa Parks (1973)O Illustrated by Gil
AshbyO Biography of Rosa
Parks, whose refusal to give up her seat on a bus in 1955 was a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement
O Won the 1974 Carter G. Woodson Award for Social Education
Paul Robeson (1975)O Illustrated by George
FordO Biography of Paul
Robeson, peace activist, singer, actor
O Won the Jane Addams Peace Association Award and the 1976 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award
Mary McLeod Bethune (1977)
O Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
O Biography of Mary McLeod Bethune, who fought for meaningful education for all children and other civil rights
O Won the 1978 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award
How They Got Over (2002)
O Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
O Short biographies of extraordinary African Americans who were drawn to the sea
O Won a Bank Street Children’s Book Award
Memoir for Ages 8-12
Childtimes (1979)O A three-generation
memoir written with her mother, Lessie Jones Little
O Tells the lives of her grandmother, her mother and herself
O Won the 1980 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award
Poetry for Ages 4-9
Nathaniel Talking (1988)
O Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
O A 9-year-old boy raps and rhymes about his world
O Winner of the 1990 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and Author Honor Award
Night on Neighborhood Street (1991)
O Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
O Poems about life in the neighborhood
O Won the 1992 Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Honors Awards
In the Land of Words (2004)
O Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
O A collection of new and selected poems, including “Books”, “Oh Words” “Nathaniel’s Rap”, and “I Go to the Land”
When the Horses Ride By (2006)
O Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
O Poems about how children all over the world respond when their lives are touched by war
Poetry for Ages 7-11
Honey, I Loveand other love poems (1978)
O Illustrated by Diane and Leo Dillon
O Collection of poems about the things children love
O A jazz setting of the poems was recorded in 1982 with Byron Morris (rare LP)
The Great Migration (2010)
O Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist
O Poems about the migration of African-Americans from the south to the north in the early to mid-20th century
O Won the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award
Contributing Author
Hip Hop Speaks to Children (2008)
O Contributed and read “Things” and “Oh, Words” and “Books”
O Anthology of poems and songs that are especially rhythmic
O The accompanying CD features readings of the poems, many by the original author
Recommended