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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Laban Carrick Hill, Bryan Collier

Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Sept. 7, 2010)

A Caldecott HonorA Coretta Scott King Award WinnerAn award-winning celebration of an American heroDave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faced as a slave. In this inspiring and lyrical portrayal, National Book Award nominee Laban Carrick Hill's elegantly simple text and award-winning artist Bryan Collier's resplendent, earth-toned illustrations tell Dave's story, a story rich in history, hope, and long-lasting beauty.

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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Laban Carrik Hill, Kevin R. Free, Recorded Books

Audible Audiobook (Recorded Books, June 3, 2014)

Laban Carrick Hill, the best-selling author of the National Book Award Finalist Harlem Stomp, here delivers an inspiring and lyrical story of a gifted craftsman who lived in South Carolina two centuries ago. Dave’s superb artistry and the deeply observant poetry he carved onto his pots reveal how he transcended the limitations he faced as a slave.

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Hill, Laban Carrick

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Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Aug. 16, 1994)

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Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave

Laban Carrick Hill, Bryan Collier

Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Sept. 7, 2010)

To us it is just dirt,the ground we walk on...But to Daveit was clay,the plain and basic stuffupon which he formed a lifeas a slave nearly 200 years ago.Dave was an extraordinary artist, poet, and potter living in South Carolina in the 1800s. He combined his superb artistry with deeply observant poetry, carved onto his pots, transcending the limitations he faced as a slave. In this inspiring and lyrical portrayal, National Book Award nominee Laban Carrick Hill's elegantly simple text and award-winning artist Bryan Collier's resplendent, earth-toned illustrations tell Dave's story, a story rich in history, hope, and long-lasting beauty.