Born on this day – Arnold Adoff:

Arnold Adoff

Writer

July 16, 1935 – May 7, 2021

I will always try to turn sights and sounds into words.

I will always try to shape words into my singing poems.

– Arnold Adoff.

Credits:

Received the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 1988.

Books:

Black is Brown Is Tan - pictures by Emily Arnold McCully (1973 / 2002); Black on Black; Commentaries by Negro Americans (1968); Brothers and Sisters; Modern Stories by Black Americans (1970); Daring Dog and Captain Cat - illustrated by Joe Cepeda (2001); Hard to be Six - illustrated by Cheryl Hanna (1991); In for Winter, Out for Spring - illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (1991); Malcolm X. - illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez / Winner of ALA Notable Children’s Book and Library of Congress Children’s Books (2000); Mandala - Pictures by Emily McCully (1971); Roots and Blues: A Celebration - illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (2011) / Winner of The Lion and the Unicorn Award for Excellence in North American Poetry (2012); The Return of Rex and Ethel - illustrated by Catherine Deeter (2000).