Book
Uncle John's city garden / by Bernette G. Ford ; illustrated by Frank Morrison.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780823447862
- ISBN: 0823447863
- Physical Description: 1 volume unpaged : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Holiday House, [2022]
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 4-8. Holiday House. Grades K-1. Holiday House. |
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| Genre: | Autobiographical fiction. Children's stories. Fiction. Juvenile works. Picture books. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | E FORD | 39851001730358 | Picture Books – Mind and Body (Light Green) | Copy hold | Available | - |
Bernette Ford is the co-author of the ground-breaking bestseller, Bright Eyes, Brown Skin. She is also author of the bestselling Ballet Kitty series, No More Diapers for Ducky, and for Holiday House, First Snow. She is highly regarded in the children's book community, and particularly in the African American children's book community. Uncle Johnâs City Garden, inspired by her uncleâs urban garden, is her first book with Holiday House.
Before becoming a childrenâs book illustrator, Frank Morrison was a graffiti artist and break dancer. While on tour in Europe, he visited the Louvre, where paintings by the Masters inspired him to take his art in a new direction. Frank has won a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor, a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award, an NAACP Image Award, and a Society of Illustrators Original Art Silver Medal. Uncle Johnâs City Garden is his first book for Holiday House.