num_pages: 40
description: "The selections are uniformly uplifting, with affirming messages about the heritage, strength and dreams of African Americans." —Publishers WeeklyIn this compelling collection of words and pictures, the voices of thirteen major poets, including Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, and Walter Dean Myers, rise in response to the dazzling vistas and emotionally vivid portraits of award-winning artist Tom Feelings. A unique and moving collaboration that celebrates the sustaining spirit of African creativity. 
language: English
title: Soul Looks Back in Wonder
titlecomplete: Soul Looks Back in Wonder
genres: Cultural, Picture Books, Poetry, Anthologies, Young Adult, Multicultural Literature, Childrens, Art, Africa, African American
ratings_count: 153
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Picture Book, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator
publisher: Puffin Books