(3) K-3 Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. In this poem first published in 1983, Brooks addresses "children in the world all around me and beyond me," all of whom "have a right to sing" and enjoy life. Both the words by the Pulitzer Prize–winning poet and Gilchrist's vibrant watercolors provide visions of the world's diverse array of children and families. An excellent read-aloud, useful for many programs on peace and multiculturalism.

Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

(1) 4-6 Illustrated by Faith Ringgold. With acute observation and feeling, Brooks captures moments of childhood. Ringgold wisely sets her pictures in the time (1956) and place (the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago) of the original writing. The strong colors help situate the poems both in the real world and the imaginary world of childhood, where a tea party seems to float in the air on a raft of blue.

Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2007