{"product_id":"mirandy-and-brother-wind-9780679883333","title":"Mirandy and Brother Wind","description":"\"Each page sparkles with life.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning tale, Mirandy is determined to capture the best partner for the junior cakewalk jubilee. And who is the best partner? The wind, of course! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Grandmama Beasley says, \"Can't nobody put shackles on Brother Wind, chile. He be special. He be free.\" With neighbors up and down Ridgetop suggesting all manner of strategies, and friend Ezel laughing at each foiled one, Mirandy grows ever more determined: she'll get hold of that Brother Wind yet!\u003cbr\u003e Patricia C. McKissack's thoroughly engaging tale dances with spirit and rollicking good humor. Complemented by Jerry Pinkney's rich, eye-catching watercolors of the rural South, here's one of those rare, rewarding picture books that is sure to be read and enjoyed again and again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePATRICIA C. McKISSACK\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of over 100 children's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a Newbery Honor book and a Coretta Scott King Award winner. She also received the Coretta Scott King Award for \u003ci\u003eA Long Hard Journey: The Story of Pullman Porter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJERRY PINKNEY\u003c\/b\u003e was one of America's most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal, five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five Coretta Scott King Honors, five \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBest Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators' Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes \u003ci\u003eMirandy and Brother Wind, The Little Red Hen, The Little Match Girl, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Lion \u0026amp; The Mouse\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis family includes a number of acclaimed children's book creators: his son, artist Brian Pinkney; his daughter-in-law, author and children's book editor Andrea Davis Pinkney; and his granddaughter, author-illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJerry Pinkney passed away on October 20, 2021 at the age of 81.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676268527890,"sku":"9780679883333","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_96508077-ebb6-4f51-81e5-60e2592fa373.jpg?v=1761051161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mirandy-and-brother-wind-9780679883333","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}