MAYA'S SONG

Maya's momma was right. Maya was a preacher, a teacher. A Black girl whose voice chased away darkness, ushered in light. Poet, activist, and storyteller Maya Angelou's words have inspired, empowered, and uplifted generations of readers.

The author of the celebrated autobiography I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya was the first African American person and first woman to recite a poem at a presidential inauguration, and her influence echoes through culture and history.

In this gorgeous new picture book, Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning author Renée Watson uses Angelou's beloved medium of poetry to chronicle her rich life in a deeply moving narrative. Vivid and striking collage art by four-time Caldecott Honor recipient Bryan Collier completes this unforgettable portrait of one of the most important American artists in history.

Renée Watson is a New York Times bestselling author. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me Together (Bloomsbury, 2017) received a Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award. Her children's picture books and novels for teens have received several awards and international recognition. Her picture books include A Place Where Hurricanes Happen, Harlem's Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills, and The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, written with Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Bryan Collier has won four Caldecott Honors for Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport, Rosa by Nikki Giovanni, Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews and Dave the Potter by Laban Carrick Hill. His first book, Uptown, won the Coretta Scott King Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Award. He is the recipient of five more Coretta Scott King Awards and three Coretta Scott King Honors.