Nancy Johnson James

A poetic picture book biography about blind Black poet Myra Viola Wilds, written by the author of Brown: The Many Shades of Love What dreams do you carry? Myra Viola Wilds dreamed of opportunity. She left her home in rural Kentucky for the city, learned to read and to write, and became a dressmaker. She hand-stitched gorgeous gowns. She worked...

Full of feeling and wonder, a child describes all the beautiful shades of blue they feel—from a pale winter sky to a bright ocean wave, from deep twilight to the musical blues—and discovers that one has the power to change one’s many blues into a song or a poem, blue into gold.

Black: The Many Wonders of My World by Nancy Johnson James celebrates the beauty and uniqueness of the colour black. This heartfelt and enchanting ode shows us that black is not just a colour, but a wonderful part of our world. The narrative revolves around a girl who takes us through the wonders of her life, highlighting how black features...