A Mother's Heart, A Daughter's Love : Poems for Us to Share [Hardcover]

Joyce Carol Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 10, 2001 | Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

With twenty-five eloquent poems written in two voices - daughter's and mother's - that speak aone, speak in unison, and even harmonize on the page, National Book Award winner, Joyce Carol Thomas celebrates the moments in life that form the unique bond between every mother and and daughter--from birth to girlhood and into adulthood. A Mother's Heart, A Daughter's Love: Poems for us to share is a gift to read aloud, to cherish, and to share from generation to generation.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

From the day of birth to the first day of kindergarten, dancing together, fighting, praying, growing, graduating, marrying, dying, Joyce Carol Thomas paints for readers the age-old portrait of a relationship between mother and daughter. Twenty-five poems, written in two voices--mother's and daughter's--weave together to form a pattern of love. The verses can be read alone, together in a duet, as a call and response, or even in dissonance, because, as Thomas writes, "As in life, sometimes we stand alone, sometimes there's discord, and sometimes we are in perfect harmony."

Joyce Carol Thomas is the internationally renowned author of the picture/poetry book Brown Honey in Broomwheat Tea (the 1994 Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book for Nonfiction and Illustration) and the novel Marked by Fire (winner of the National Book Award), as well as many other popular titles. This touching, sometimes funny, always eloquent collection is a gift to be shared by mothers and daughters. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter

From Publishers Weekly

Meant to be read by a mother and daughter, Joyce Carol Thomas's A Mother's Heart, A Daughter's Love: Poems for Us to Share divides the 25 poems with the daughter's voice on the left and the mother's voice on the right. They capture moments such as a christening, a revolt against bathtime, the first day of kindergarten and a caution against growing up too fast ("Up All Night").

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: Joanna Cotler; 1st edition (April 10, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060296496
• ISBN-13: 978-0060296490
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,372,012 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award-winning author of more than 30 books and several plays, including the acclaimed musical "Abyssinia", internationally-renowned and best-selling African-American writer Joyce Carol Thomas was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma and now resides in Berkeley, California. A professor and teacher for over twenty years at some of the nation's most prestigious colleges, including the University of Tennessee and Purdue University, she received her Master of Arts degree from Stanford University. Joyce is a highly sought-after motivational speaker who delivers empowering speaking presentations that engage the heart, mind, and soul. In addition to speaking at colleges and universities in the United States, she has presented lectures, seminars, and workshops on creative writing and cultural studies in Nigeria, Haiti, Ecuador, Australia, Samoa, and the Mariana Islands.

Fraternities, students, administrators, alumni, and advisors schedule appearances by this eloquent and articulate Black woman when they want to ignite their campus student body and community groups about the joys of learning. How do you honor and respect your heritage while acknowledging people of all races, cultures, and backgrounds? Want proven ways to garner your best grades? Need help choosing your campus friends wisely? Ask Joyce! She fills all of her engagements with a uniquely warm, personal, and insightful sense of learning, laughter, and love.

Joyce's numerous honors and awards include the National Book Award, the American Book Award, the New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year Award, Outstanding Woman of the 20th Century Award, three Coretta Scott King Honor Awards, the Center for Poets and Writers' Poet Laureate Award, Kirkus Reviews Editors' Choice, the American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults, Book of the Month Club Selection, and many more.