In Daddy's Arms I Am Tall : African Americans Celebrating Fathers (Hardcover)

from Nzingha

The poems are nice but I dislike the illustrations

from J.Davidson

I enjoyed reading the collected poetry in this book, but in the end I thought it was a bit flat. I can't really put my finger on anything in particular, other than the selections at time just seemed to be rather uninspired. I wasn't very familiar with many of the book's poets, so it was a good re...

from conlonk

I thought that this was a good book. It is set up so that a different poem by a different African American author is on each 2 page spread. All of the poems are about relationships between African American fathers and their children. The book is really great to have in a multicultural classroom b...

from marciaskidslit

This collection celebrates fatherhood and the special bond between fathers and their children as seen through the eyes and felt in the hearts of African American poets. The inside front flap states "family is a precious gift, and that fathers are among our most affecting heroes". The illustration...

from jmistret

In Daddy's Arms I am Tall is a collection of poems inspired by African American fathers. The second poem, "in daddy's arms" is one of my favorites of the collection. The narrator, is a young child who is very fascinated by his father. Everything is better in his daddy's arms: he is taller, warmer...