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JOYCE CAROL THOMAS

BIOGRAPHY I BOOKS I PRESENTATIONS I BOOK ORDERING

9780786805631 THE ANGEL'S LULLABYE, board book, Hyperion, ages 1-4*

illustrated by Pamela Johnson

9780060253752 THE BLACKER THE BERRY: POEMS, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 4-8, illustrated by Floyd Cooper
9780060253769 THE BLACKER THE BERRY: POEMS, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 4-8, illustrated by Floyd Cooper

9780060253783 THE BOWLEGGED ROOSTER, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 5-10*

illustrated by Holly Berry

 

9780380845095 BRIGHT SHADOW, paperback, HarperCollins, ages 12 up (YA)*

 

9780060210878 BROWN HONEY IN BROOMWHEAT TEA, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 5-8

9780064434393 BROWN HONEY IN BROOMWHEAT TEA, paperback, HarperCollins, ages 5-8

illustrated by Floyd Cooper

Coretta Scott King Author Award Honor Book

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor Book

Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts

Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

1994 Teachers' Choices (IRA)

100 Books for Reading and Sharing (NY Public Library)

1993 "Pick of the Lists" ( ABA )

 

9780694010974 CHERISH ME , hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 4-6*

illustrated by Nneka Bennett

 

9780060234744 CROWNING GLORY, hardcover library, HarperCollins, ages 5-8*

illustrated by Brenda Joysmith

 

9780833585639 A GATHERING OF FLOWERS, hardcover, Sagebrush,

9780060261733 A GATHERING OF FLOWERS, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 12 up (YA)*

9780064470827 A GATHERING OF FLOWERS, paperback, HarperCollins, ages 12 up (YA)

A New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age

 

9780060261733 GINGERBREAD DAYS, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 5-8*

9780064470827 GINGERBREAD DAYS, paperback, HarperCollins, ages 5-8

illustrated by Floyd Cooper

 

9780590336383 THE GOLDEN PASTURE, paperback, Scholastic, ages 12 up (YA)*

 

9780060253875 THE GOSPEL CINDERELLA, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 5-10

illustrated by David Diaz

2005 Oklahoma Book Award

 

9780786805624 HUSH SONGS: AFRICAN AMERICAN LULLABIES, hardcover, Hyperion, ages 4-8

9780786824885 HUSH SONGS: AFRICAN AMERICAN LULLABIES, hardcover, Hyperion, ages 4-8*

illustrated by Brenda Joysmith

A 2000 Parents' Choice Approved winner

9780060283971 I BELIEVE IN WATER, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 12 up*

 

9780064436175 I HAVE HEARD OF A LAND, paperback, HarperCollins, ages 5-9

illustrated by Floyd Cooper

1999 Teachers Choice Award (IRA)

1999 ALA Notable Book Award for Author and Illustrator

1999 Notable Children's Trade Book in Social Studies Award for Author and Illustrator

1999 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book Award

Sequoyah Children's Book Award Masterlist

 

9780590406284 JOURNEY, paperback, Scholastic, ages 12 up (YA)*

 

9780786807505 JOY, board book, Hyperion, ages 1-4*

illustrated by Pamela Johnson

9781423101543 JOYCE CAROL THOMAS: COLLECTED NOVELS FOR TEENS, Hyperion, ages 12 up

9780060006556 LIES AND OTHER TALL TALES, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 6-9*

 

9780786808212 LINDA BROWN, YOU ARE NOT ALONE: THE BROWN V. BOARD OF EDCUATION DECISION, hardcover, Hyperion, ages 9-12

illustrated by Curtis James

2003 Kirkus Reviews - Editors' Choice

2003 BookView - Top 3 Recommended Books for Children

 

9781423101437 MARKED BY FIRE, hardcover, Hyperion, ages 12 up (YA)

9781423101444 MARKED BY FIRE, paperback, Hyperion, ages 12 up (YA)*

25th Anniversary Editions

1983 National Book Award

 

9780060296490 A MOTHER'S HEART, A DAUGHTER'S LOVE: POEMS FOR US TO SHARE, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 10-12*

9780786806645 SHOUTING! hardcover, Hyperion, ages 4-8 (January 2007)

illustrated by Annie Lee

9780060006464 THE SIX FOOLS, by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 6-9 (January 2006)

9780060006471 THE SIX FOOLS, by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 6-9 (January 2006)

9780060006341 THE SKULL TALKS BACK: AND OTHER HAUNTING TALES, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 9-12

9780060006310 THE SKULL TALKS BACK: AND OTHER HAUNTING TALES hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 9-12

collected by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas

illustrated by Leonard Jenkins

 

9780060006501 THREE WITCHES, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 6-10

9780060006495 THREE WITCHES, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 6-10

Based on work by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas

 

9780380895328 WATER GIRL, paperback, HarperCollins, ages 12 up (YA)*

9780060006433 WHAT'S THE HURRY, FOX? AND OTHER ANIMAL STORIES, hardcover, HarperCollins, ages 6-10

collected by Zora Neale Hurston, adapted by Joyce Carol Thomas

illustrated by Bryan Collier

9780064405249 WHEN THE NIGHTINGALE SINGS,paperback, HarperCollins, ages 12 up (YA)*

 

9780694010967 YOU ARE MY PERFECT BABY, board book, HarperCollins, ages 1-4*

illustrated by Nneka Bennett

 

FOR ADULTS

 

9781602667020 HEALER, paperback, Xulon Press

9780786866069 HOUSE OF LIGHT, hardcover, Hyperion, adults*

9780786885251 HOUSE OF LIGHT, paperback, Hyperion, adults*

 

*May be difficult to obtain except from out-of-print or used-book sources.

 

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