Author(s): Javaka Steptoe,Alan Schoeder
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 32
Publisher: Lee & Low Books Inc
Language: English
Date Published: 2013-04-01
Dimensions: 223.52 x 228.6 x 5.08mm
Publication City/Country: New York, United States
Edition: New edition
Illustrations: colour illustrations

In this intergenerational collection of poetry by new and established African American writers, fatherhood is celebrated with honor, humor, and grace. Folami Abiade, Dinah Johnson, Carole Boston Weatherford, Dakari Hru, Michael Burgess, E. Ethelbert Miller, Lenard D. Moore, David Anderson, Angela Johnson, Sonia Sanchez, and Davida Adedjouma all contribute. Javaka Steptoe, who also offers a poem, employs an inventive range of media to bring each of the poems to life. In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall testifies to the powerful bond between father and child, recognizing family as our greatest gift, and identifying fathers as being among our most influential heroes.