The Watcher

The Watcher2018 World Magazine: Picture Book of the Year A poetic story inspired by Psalm 121 Jordan lives in fear of Tanya, the class bully. But Tanya has worries of her own, no matter how much she tries to ignore them. It seems impossible that Jordan and Tanya could be anything other than enemies, but the Lord is watching over them, guiding each of them along a path that might just help them to understand one another. Nikki Grimes takes the words of a Psalm

and a job plucking poultry at a factory near their segregated Louisiana town

The library is Carl’s favorite place

With her ragtag team of equestrians

Because no child should have to grow up unable to engage with their parents

and they play music together

People swapped and traded ideas and talked about how things could change

or any black person

The cut off for your first delivery is the 25th of the month

A rhyming friendship story told in two voices

Now it's up to Elijah to track down the thief -- and his dangerous journey just might make a hero out of him

is a joyous portrait of the dawn breaking on the darkest time in our nation’s history

Charlie Darwin