By Zora Neale Hurston; Joyce Carol Thomas
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

Acclaimed anthropologist, folklorist, and novelist Zora Neale Hurston traveled the back roads of the rural South, collecting stories from men, women, and children in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana so that the spirit and richness of the oral storytelling tradition could be shared and preserved.

What's the Hurry, Fox? is a sampling of stories from Every Tongue Got to Confess Ms. Hurston's third volume of folktales collected from the Gulf states in the 1930s. They have been carefully adapted and shaped by National Book-and Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Joyce Carol Thomas to appeal to the sinsibilities of young readers.

Caldecott Honor-and Coretta Scott King Award-winning artist Bryan Collier adds his unique vision with collages that capture the rich heritage and rural community setting of the stories that are Ms. Hurston's legacy to us.

By Willie Perdomo
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

It's a special day when a little girl and her father go to visit the house where the great poet Langston Hughes lived - especially when the little girl is a poet herself! This rhythmic tale is a wonderful introduction to the work and world of Langston Hughes, who was a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance and an American culture hero.

A Coretta Scott King Award Honor Book

By Bryan Collier
Illustrated by Bryan Collier

Take a very personal tour of Harlem with a young boy who lives there. See the greatest entertainers in the world at the Apollo Theater. Play a game of basketball at Ruckers Park on a hot summer afternoon. Do your weekend shopping on 125th Street, where the vide is always jumping. From the sweet notes of the Boys Choir of Harlem to the soft oranges of the sunset over the Hudson River, this uptown world is waiting for you to explore its many sounds, colors, and moods.