"Walter, thank you for being the role model so many of us needed. . . Thank you for being a champion for literacy. Thank you for reminding us that Blackness is beautiful. Thank you for showing us that we can all be heroes."
— Varian Johnson, Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning author of The Parker Inheritance
"With his books, [my father] gave us an outline of the heart, a tracing of what it meant for him to be a young person that resonated through generations of young people since."
— Christopher Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers and Caldecott Honor-winning artist
"The [updated] book covers aim to evoke curiosity and a sense of belonging, making the reader eager to explore the stories within."
— Allan Johnson, Walter Dean Myers repackaging cover artist