num_pages: 32
description: 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.
language: English
title: In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
titlecomplete: In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall: African Americans Celebrating Fathers
genres: History, Cultural, Picture Books, Childrens, Multicultural Literature, Race, African American, Family, Poetry, Realistic Fiction
ratings_count: 331
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Coretta Scott King Book Award
category: Illustrator
publisher: Lee & Low Books