Christopher Myers

An artist celebrates the many things he can do with a simple pen, and encourages the reader to do the same.

A black cat wanders through the streets of a city.

On the roof of his building, lonely Jawanza meets a homeless man who teaches him how to make friends with the sparrows and pigeons that live up there.

"Nima doesn't feel understood. By her mother, who grew up far away in a different land. By her suburban town, which makes her feel too much like an outsider to fit in and not enough like an outsider to feel like that she belongs somewhere else. At least she has her childhood friend Haitham, with whom she can let her guard down and be herself. Until she doesn't. As the ground is pulled out from under her, Nima must grapple with the phantom of a life...

Presents blues lyrics that chronicle the history of the African-American experience, and includes information about the development of blues music.

Examines the events and people that have shaped America, providing portraits of figures such as Chief Tecumseh, President Abraham Lincoln, and musician Jimi Hendrix, and featuring lyrical, free-verse poetic text.

Baby falls asleep to a thunderstorm in the city, where all of the sounds blend together into a lullaby.