Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Black Boy

The New York Times' 14 Antiracist Books for Kids and TeensArnold Adoff Poetry Awards 2020, Special RecognitionCooperative Children's Book Center Choices 2019Bank Street College of Eduction Best Children's Books 2019Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award Honor Book 2019Kirkus Reviews Best of 2018, Middle Grade PoetrySchool Library Journal, Best Books 2018, PoetryThese short, vibrant tanka poems about Black boys and young men depict thirteen views of everyday life: dressed in Sunday best, running to catch a bus, growing up to be teachers, and much more. Each of Tony Medina's tanka is matched with a different artist--including recent Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients.