{"product_id":"childtimes-a-three-generation-memoir-9780064461344","title":"Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the legendary children's book writer Eloise Greenfield comes the beautiful C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoretta Scott King Honor-winning\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e middle grade memoir written in collaboration with her mother and grandmother and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree generations of African-American women remember their \"childtimes\" in this lyrical memoir spanning a century of American history. This book preserves the lives and communities of times past for future generations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplete with a family tree, photos from the authors' family albums, and drawings by Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator Jerry Pinkney, Eloise Greenfield and Lessie Jones Little's \u003cem\u003eChildtimes\u003c\/em\u003e beautifully captures the experiences of grandmother, mother, and daughter as they recall moments from their childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The intimate details of loving and growing up and the honesty with which they are told will involve all readers, both white and black, and broaden their understanding of this country's recent past.\" --\u003cem\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eloise Greenfield,Lessie Jones Little\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.88h x 6.92w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780064461344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e9546 \/ Childtimes: A Three Generation Memoir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePinkney, Jerry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJerry Pinkney was one of America's most admired children's book illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King 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. Jerry Pinkney's work can be viewed at www.jerrypinkneystudio.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn His Own Words...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I grew up in a small house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I was a middle child of six. I started drawing as far back as I can remember, at the age of four or five. My brothers drew, and I guess in a way I was mimicking them. I found I enjoyed the act of putting marks on paper. It gave me a way of creating my own space and quiet time, as well as a way of expressing myself. You can imagine six children competing for attention and to be heard. I would sit, watching and drawing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In first grade I had the opportunity to draw a large picture of a fire engine on the blackboard. I was complimented and encouraged to draw more. The attention felt good, and I wanted more. I was not a terrific reader or adept speller in my growing-up years, and I felt insecure in those areas. Drawing helped me build my self-esteem and feel good about myself, and, with hard work, I graduated from elementary school with honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I attended an all-black elementary school, and I gained a strong sense of self and an appreciation of my own culture there. But Roosevelt Junior High was integrated. There I had many friends, both white and black, at a time when there was little mixing socially in school. There the spark for my curiosity about people was lit. You can see this interest and fascination with people of different cultures throughout my work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My formal art training started at Dobbins Vocational High School, and upon graduation I received a scholarship to the Philadelphia Museum College of Art. My major was advertising and design. The most exciting classes for me were drawing, painting, and printmaking. It is no wonder I turned to illustrating and designing books. For me the book represents the ultimate in graphics: first, as a designer, considering space, page size, number of pages, and type size; then, as an illustrator, dealing with the aesthetics of line, color, and form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There were three books that somehow magically came into my possession in the early sixties: \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Arthur Rackham; \u003cem\u003eThe Wonder Clock\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Howard Pyle; and \u003cem\u003eRain Makes Applesauce\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Marvin Bileck. You can see those influences in my art today. Later, my work was greatly influenced by such African American artists as Charles White, Romare Bearden, and Jacob Lawrence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the very beginning of my career in illustrating books, research has been important. I do as much as possible on a given subject, so that I live the experience and have a vision of the people and places. To capture a sense of realism for characters in my work, I use models that resemble the people I want to portray. My wife, Gloria Jean (also an author), and I keep a closetful of old clothes to dress up the models, and I have the models act out the story. Photos are taken to aid me in better understanding body language and facial expressions. Once I have that photo in front of me I have freedom, because the more you know, the more you can be inventive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For illustrating stories about animals, I keep a large reference file of over a hundred books on nature and animals. The first step in envisioning a creature is for me to pretend to be that particular animal. I think about its size and the sounds it makes, how it moves (slowly or quickly), and where it lives. I try to capture the feeling of the creature, as well as its true-to-life characteristics. There are times when the stories call for the animals to be anthropomorphic, and I've used photographs of myself posing as the animal characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It still amazes me how much the projects I have illustrated have given back to me in terms of personal and artistic satisfaction. They have given me the opportunity to use my imagination, to draw, to paint, to travel through the voices of the characters in the stories, and, above all else, to touch children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreenfield, Eloise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEloise Greenfield\u003c\/strong\u003e's first book was published in 1972. She was the author of forty-eight children's books including \u003cem\u003eHoney, I Love and Other Poems \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Great Migration. \u003c\/em\u003eShe received many awards, including the 2018 Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Eloise was a beloved children's book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLittle, Lessie Jones:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLessie Jones Little\u003c\/strong\u003e collaborated on two books with her daughter Eloise Greenfield. Their picture book \u003cem\u003eI Can Do It by Myself \u003c\/em\u003ewas named a Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies by the National Council for the Social Studies\/Children's Book Council Joint Committee, and their middle grade memoir \u003cem\u003eChildtimes \u003c\/em\u003eis a Coretta Scott King Honor winner, among other awards.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45361811390579,"sku":"9780064461344","price":11.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_9cb93e60-ca8e-4074-b8b5-1f7c5f138c9d.jpg?v=1786735066","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/childtimes-a-three-generation-memoir-9780064461344","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}