Title: Praise Song for the Day
Description: *Praise Song for the Day* was commissioned for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. These inspiring words by award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander celebrate all that has made America what it is today and challenge us—as individuals, as communities, as a nation—to continue working toward the dream of a better world for all.

Together with spectacular illustrations by Caldecott Award–winning illustrator David Diaz, *Praise Song for the Day* reminds us that we are an ever-evolving nation fueled by hope, freedom, perseverance, and love.
Subjects: Inauguration Day, Poetry, Juvenile poetry, Inauguration, 2009, Inauguration, American poetry, African Americans, Presidents, Historical poetry, Children's poetry
People: Barack Obama