{"product_id":"the-sun-is-so-quiet-paperback","title":"The Sun Is So Quiet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAshley Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuiet . . .\u003cbr\u003elike a quilt on a feather bed . . .\u003cbr\u003eand frost on the window . . .\u003cbr\u003ewe write our names knowing . . .\u003cbr\u003ethe sun will melt them off \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the sun is so quiet . . .\u003cbr\u003ethat we don't care\u003cbr\u003ewe smile\u003cbr\u003e--from \u003ci\u003eConnie\u003c\/i\u003e by Nikki Giovanni \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe quiet and noisy, wintery and sometimes sunny poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Is So Quiet\u003c\/i\u003e will always make you smile. Nikki Giovanni describes riding rainbows, tiptoeing through strawberry patches, licking chocolaty fingers, snuggling under covers, and many other wonderful childhood moments. Ashley Bryan's warmest, most colorful illustrations make each page look like a bright, beaming smile. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, they have created a collection that you can linger over like a peppermint candy cane or enjoy as quickly as a snowflake melts on your nose.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNikki Giovanni\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLincoln and Douglass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpin a Soft Black Song\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Is So Quiet\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Caldecott Honor Book \u003ci\u003eRosa\u003c\/i\u003e. Her autobiography \u003ci\u003eGemini\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the National Book Award, and several of her books have received NAACP Image Awards. She was the first recipient of the Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award, and has been awarded the Langston Hughes Medal for poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Bryan\u003c\/b\u003e (1923-2022) was a multi-award-winning children's book author and illustrator with several Coretta Scott King Awards, a Newbery Honor, and a Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award) among his honors. Named one of New York Public Library's Literary Lions in 2008, he also taught art at such institutions as Dalton School, Philadelphia College of Art, Queens College, and Dartmouth College. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTelling stories of African folklore and the African-American experience for more than sixty years, his books include \u003ci\u003eBeat the Story-Drum, Pum-Pum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Blackbird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFreedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInfinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace\u003c\/i\u003e. He also contributed his collage art to Richard Wright's \u003ci\u003eBlack Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, Nikki Giovanni's \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Is So Quiet\u003c\/i\u003e (a Parents' Choice Award-winner), and Langston Hughes's \u003ci\u003eCarol of the Crown King: Nativity Poems\u003c\/i\u003e among many others.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 32\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.8 x 7.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sun Is So Quiet\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lower Grades, K-3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4.7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772612149536,"sku":"9781250046697","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7f789f24a99349f60e74cc126a526e6c.webp?v=1780409508","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-sun-is-so-quiet-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}