In Your Hands
In Your Hands

In Your Hands

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford & illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Hardcover
$17.99
$16.73
4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
AD600L
Lexile measure
Sep 12, 2017
Publication date

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Publisher Summary

A black mother expresses the many hopes and dreams she has for her child in this powerful picture book masterpiece that’s perfect for gift-giving. When you are a newborn, I hold your hand and study your face. I cradle you as you drift to sleep. But I know that I will not always hold your hand; not the older you get. Then, I will hold you in my heart And hope that God holds you in his hands.

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    This book has a small niche market for those who are religious and those who wish for their children to raise sons.

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The Creatives Behind the Book

    Author
    Carole Boston Weatherford

    Two-time NAACP Image Award winner Carole Boston Weatherford is a New York Times best-selling author and poet. Her books include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book Becoming Billie Holiday, and the Caldecott Honor Books Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, Freedom in Congo Square, and Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. For career achievements, she has been recognized by the North Carolina English Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Guild of Washington, DC. She teaches at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. Visit her online at CBWeatherford.com.

    Illustrator
    Brian Pinkney

    Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, including Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song; On the Ball; The Faithful Friend; Duke Ellington; and In the Time of the Drums. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net.

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Book Details

ISBN
9781481462938
Publication Date
September 12, 2017
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Original Publication Date
January 1, 2017
Page Count
32
Audience
Picture
Reading Age
4 - 8 years
Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
2016016135
Lexile® Level
AD600L
Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
~O
Est. ATOS® Book Level
~3.9

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