01828cam a2200313 4500 498985204 TxAuBib 20210402120000.0 180501s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018017974 9781419734113 hardcover with jacket 1419734113 hardcover with jacket (OCoLC)1035774238 TxAuBib Slade, Suzanne. Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks / by Suzanne Slade ; illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, [2020] ©2020. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references. A biography of African American poet, Gwendolyn Brooks. "Before Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, she was a little girl who dared to dream. Gwendolyn grew up surrounded by fine poetry. From an early age, she memorized the poems her father read to her and soon began to pen her own. Gwendolyn found inspiration all around her: in the colorful clouds overhead; in the people in her neighborhood; in loss, loneliness, and love. This picture book biography shares Gwendolyn's journey as she creates a beloved body of work and shows readers how her dream became her exquisite future."--book jacket. 20210402. Brooks, Gwendolyn 1917-2000 Juvenile literature. Poets, American 20th century Biography Juvenile literature. African American poets Biography Juvenile literature. African American women Biography. Cabrera, Cozbi A., illustrator.