My Pen

(Hardback)

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My pen rides dinosaurs and hides an elephant in a teacup. What can your pen do' So begins Myers' tale of how to overcome adversity using only what you have available. The premise that all children have access to their own imaginations, even if they have access to little else emerged from Myers' time spent touring Juvenile Detention centres asking young people what helped them overcome feelings of disenfranchisement. The answer, resoundingly, was art.'

Reviews

Full of energy, this radiant version of 'Jabberwocky' commands and rewards attention. - Booklist, starred review

Striking visuals...the choice of setting is brilliant. - Kirkus Reviews, starred review

Spectacular paintings...dynamic presentation. - School Library Journal, starred review

Author Bio

Christopher Myers has exhibited his work at MoMA PS1, the Studio Museum in Harlem, and the Goethe Institute in Ghana. His illustrations for Harlem, written by his father, Walter Dean Myers, were awarded a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Honor. He has also won Coretta Scott King Honors for Jazz and Black Cat, and he is the critically acclaimed illustrator of Jabberwocky and Love: Selected Poems by E. E. Cummings, as well as the author/illustrator of Fly! Christopher lives in Brooklyn, New York.