Hold Christmas In Your Heart: African American Songs, Poems, and Stories for the Holidays
Cheryl Willis Hudson
Paperback
(Scholastic Paperbacks, Oct. 1, 2002)
A collection of traditional and contemporary African American Christmas songs, stories, and poems for the very young, illustrated by a selection of respected African American artists.Christmas means special family times are here - times of merriment, good cheer, and love. Cheryl Willis Hudson has compiled a wonderful book that celebrates this special time through a collecton of traditional African American songs, stories, and poems. Works from legends such as Langston Hughes, Lucille Clifton, and Nikki Grimes (just to name a few) are perfectly complimented by rich illustrations from a number of renowned illustrators including, George Ford, Cal Massey, and Sylvia Walker. This book exudes the warmth, the heritage, and the tradition that is inherent in
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