Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Juvenile Fiction Imagination & Play Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings Social Themes - Friendship Starting kindergarten is a big

Starting kindergarten is a big milestone--and the hero of this story is ready to make his mark

a brother and sister heed their grandmother’s advice:

young readers explore the immigrant experience through both "windows" and "mirrors

But where exactly has Mama been

Most importantly

Exquisite: The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks Juvenile Fiction Imagination & Play Social Themes - Emotions & Feelings Social Themes - Friendship Starting kindergarten is a bigFrom award winning team Suzanne Slade and Cozbi A. Cabrera, Exquisite is a picture book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize. A 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Award Illustrator Honor Book A 2021 Robert F. Sibert Informational Honor Book A 2021 Association of Library Service to Children Notable Childrens Book Gwendolyn Brooks (19172000) is known for her poems about real life. She wrote about