Bronzeville Boys And Girls

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Bronzeville Boys And Girls was written by Gwendolyn Brooks. She also received an American Academy of Arts and Letters award, the Frost Medal, a National Endowment for the Arts award, the Shelley Memorial Award, and fellowships from The Academy of American Poets and the Guggenheim Foundation. She lived in Chicago until her death. [1]

Summary

The story tell about the children who lives in Bronzeville. This classic picture book from Pulitzer Prize winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks, paired with full color illustrations by Caldecott Honor artist Faith Ringgold, explores the lives and dreams of the children who live together in an urban neighborhood. In 1956, Gwendolyn Brooks created thirty four poems that celebrated the joy, beauty, imagination, and freedom of childhood. Bronzeville Boys and Girls features these timeless poems, which remind us that whether we live in the Bronzeville section of Chicago or any other neighborhood, childhood is universal in its richness of emotions and new experiences. [2]

Pros

Andromeda Jazmon wrote her opinion about this book. She mentioned on her personal blog this is a lovely gift to children and adults everywhere. It strikes as a perfect way to start off the new school year with an eager class of bright eyed children excited about getting to know each other and their teacher. In this volume Faith Ringgold has contributed her vibrant, charming paintings. Her portraits of these children and their environment bring out the lively, memorable personalities. Each poem joyfully, playfully or thoughtfully describes one particular child's view of the world. Some are silly, some are dreamy, and some others are poignant and sad. Her favorite two have to do with growing up and the passage of time; two things that are on my mind at the start of a new school year. Leaving summer behind and facing the back to school week, this one really resonates. [3]

Other reader rated this book five stars, because what he Thought it is a nice multicultural poetry book that takes place in the 1950’s (or sometime around then). The poems take place in the Bronzeville section of Chicago, but could be anywhere where there are kids. They are simple poems, narrating from a character’s view. He liked how it shows how people thought back then (in one poem, a girl is lamenting that she won’t be able to run anymore because it’s unladylike). Ms. Ringgold’s illustrations add a nice, warm feeling to the poetry. Altogether, they are a great team for this book. [4]

References

  1. https://aalbc.com. Gwendolyn Brooks. Retrieved January 16th, 2021
  2. https://aalbc.com/books. Bronzeville Boys And Girls by Gwendolyn Brooks. Retrieved January 16th, 2021
  3. https://awrungsponge.blogspot.com. Review: Bronzeville Boys and Girls. August 31, 2007. Retrieved January 16th, 2021
  4. https://www.goodreads.com. Bronzeville Boys and Girls. Retrieved January 16th, 2021