Toyomi Igus is the author and editor of several books for children, including Two Mrs. Gibsons and the award-winning Going Back Home, her brilliant account of artist Michele Wood's personal journey to the South. The former Editor and Publications Director for UCLA's Center for African American Studies, she lives in Los Angeles, California.
Michele Wood is an illustrator, painter, aspiring filmmaker, colorist, clothing and jewelry designer, living in Atlanta, Georgia. She accomplished her Master in Divinity at Christian Theological Seminary, where she was the Artist in Residence 2015-2018. She was awarded the Young Church Women United Award 2016. Her first book, Going Back Home, was honored with an American Book Award Before Columbus Foundation. Wood's second book, i see the rhythm received the Coretta Scott King Award in 1999 for Illustration.
* "This ambitious picture book from the creators of Going Back Home
offers a sweeping visual history of African Americans through
music, from the pulsating drums of Africa... right on up to
present-day rap and hip hop... Impeccably crafted, this visually
exciting and lyrically memorable tour de force is not to be
missed." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review * "...the pictures
broadcast joy, innovation, and exuberance in the face of systematic
oppression." -- Kirkus Reviews, starred review "This children's
book is an inspiring celebration of African American music and its
far-reaching impact on the world." -- Multicultural Education "This
compact picture book is infinitely rich, wide, and deep, showing
how one musical form influenced the next." -- Children's Book Award
AnnualCoretta Scott King Illustrator Award - American Library
Association (ALA)ALSC Notable Children's Books - American Library
Association (ALA)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor - Jane Addams Peace
Association
Texas Bluebonnet Award Shortlist - Texas Library Association (TLA)
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