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Brown Angels: An Album of Pictures and Verse

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It's a wonderful make you feel good book. A great gift idea for all ages. The photos are beautiful and heart warming. I have given this book as a gift many times and everyone adores it.

I ordered this book for my 8 year old and we both love it. It arrived in a timely fashion and we are very pleased with our purchase.

Walter Dean Myers has put together a unique collection of poetry highlighting African
American childhood. Instead of using traditional illustrations, Myers gathered a
collection of turn of the century photographs of African American children in places
ranging from flea markets to museums. Each of the poems seems to capture the very
essence of the corresponding photograph and bring life to the nameless faces within the pictures. I enjoyed all of the poems in this collection, my personal favorites were "Love that Boy" and "Pretty Little Black Girl" which were tributes to Black boys and girls respectively.

While I enjoyed this collection, I believe this is a book that will be enjoyed more by parents than by their children. Still this book is a wonderful tribute to ordinary African American children and our rich cultural heritage. The stunning photographs along with delightful poems make this book worth checking out.

Reviewed by Stacey Seay
The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

Just think, if I hadn't wandered by the poetry section and decided to look at the books, I might have never discovered this gem. I only found this because of a student's request for rhyming books and an admiration of Waler Dean Myers. Thanks fate.

Brown Angels is surely to make you smile with its collection of adorable and emotional photographs. A wonderful gift idea.

This a delightful book; wonderful to browse and beautifully laid out by the publisher to convey the turn-of-the-century feel. I love looking at these children, and wonder how their life unfolded.

This book is filled with pictures of addorable and sweet African-American children. They are pretty old photographs. They made me giggle and smile. A good present.