Harlem: A Poem (A Caldecott Honor Picture Book)

An exquisite ode to Harlem penned by the late and acclaimed children's writer Walter Dean Myers, and illustrated by his son, the award-winning Christopher Myers -- now available as a paperback!

They took the road in Waycross Georgia

Skipped over the tracks in East St. Louis

Took the bus from Holly Springs

Hitched a ride from Gee's Bend...

...To a place called Harlem.

So begins this exquisite, award-winning poem about the poet's childhood home. With a few deft strokes, Myers and Myers paint a pi...