Mirandy and Brother Wind

Patricia McKissack, Jerry Pinkney

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Random House USA Children's Books
15 February 1997

General fiction (Children's&YA)

""Each page sparkles with life.""-The New York Times Book Review

In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning tale, Mirandy is determined to capture the best partner for the junior cakewalk jubilee. And who is the best partner? The wind, of course!

Grandmama Beasley says, ""Can't nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free."" With neighbors up and down Ridgetop suggesting all manner of strategies, and friend Ezel laughing at each foiled one, Mirandy grows ever more determined- she'll get hold of that Brother Wind yet!

Patricia C. McKissack's thoroughly engaging tale dances with spirit and rollicking good humor. Complemented by Jerry Pinkney's rich, eye-catching watercolors of the rural South, here's one of those rare, rewarding picture books that is sure to be read and enjoyed again and again.

By: Patricia McKissack
Illustrated by: Jerry Pinkney
Imprint: Random House USA Children's Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 276mm, Width: 227mm, Spine: 3mm
Weight: 162g
ISBN: 9780679883333
ISBN 10: 0679883339
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 15 February 1997
Recommended Age: 2-12
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

PATRICIA C. McKISSACK was the author of over 100 children's books, including The Dark Thirty- Southern Tales of the Supernatural, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for A Long Hard Journey- The Story of Pullman Porter and Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. JERRY PINKNEY was one of America's most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal, five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors, five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes Mirandy and Brother Wind, The Little Red Hen, The Little Match Girl, and The Lion & The Mouse. His family includes a number of acclaimed children's book creators- his son, artist Brian Pinkney; his daughter-in-law, author and children's book editor Andrea Davis Pinkney; and his granddaughter, author-illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. Jerry Pinkney passed away on October 20, 2021 at the age of 81.