{"product_id":"the-people-could-fly-the-picture-book-9780375824050","title":"The People Could Fly: The Picture Book","description":"\"THE PEOPLE COULD FLY,\" the title story in Virginia Hamilton's prize-winning American Black folktale collection, is a fantasy tale of the slaves who possessed the ancient magic words that enabled them to literally fly away to freedom. And it is a moving tale of those who did not have the opportunity to \"fly\" away, who remained slaves with only their imaginations to set them free as they told and retold this tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeo and Diane Dillon have created powerful new illustrations in full color for every page of this picture book presentation of Virginia Hamilton's most beloved tale. The author's original historical note as well as her previously unpublished notes are included. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAwards for \u003ci\u003eThe People Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e collection: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Coretta Scott King Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Children's Editors' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn ALA Notable Book \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn NCTE Teachers' Choice \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Children's Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirginia Hamilton\u003c\/b\u003e, the first Black to win a Newbery Medal and the first children's book author to be awarded a MacArthur Genius Grant, won the Coretta Scott King Award for \u003ci\u003eThe People Could Fly: American Black Folktales\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in 2002 at the age of 66. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eDiane Dillon\u003c\/b\u003e, recepients of two Caldecott Medals, have illustrated five books by Virginia Hamilton, including the original black-and-white illustrations in \u003ci\u003eThe People Could Fly\u003c\/i\u003e collection, \u003ci\u003e Many Thousand Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHer Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. Leo and Diane Dillon live in Brooklyn, NY.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460163408146,"sku":"9780375824050","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d407dfad-161c-4546-9f9e-7263e435ef1d.jpg?v=1730031634","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-people-could-fly-the-picture-book-9780375824050","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}