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Love That Dog is a free verse piece written by Sharon Creech and published by HarperCollins. It is written in diary format, in the perspective of a young boy who resists poetry assignments from his teacher. [1] The author drew inspiration from Walter Dean Myers' poem, Love That Boy. [2]
Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature. He was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia , but was raised in Harlem , New York City .
Handbook for Boys: A Novel, Walter Dean Myers (2002) The Harlem Hellfighters: When Pride Met Courage, Walter Dean Myers and Bill Miles (2005) Harlem Renaissance Party, Faith Ringgold (2015) Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, Ann Petry (1995) Hattie McDaniel: Black Ambition, White Hollywood, Jill Watts (2007)
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy: 2006 John Green: Looking for Alaska: Winner [14] Margo Lanagan: Black Juice: Honor Markus Zusak: I Am the Messenger: Elizabeth Partridge: John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth, a Photographic Biography: Marilyn Nelson: A Wreath for Emmett Till: 2007 Gene Luen Yang: American Born Chinese: Winner M. T. Anderson
Walter Dean Myers: One More River to Cross: An African American Photograph Album: Harcourt Brace: Rob Thomas: Rats Saw God: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers: Josual Blum, Bob Holman and Mark Pellington: The United States of Poetry: Harry N. Abrams: Mel Glenn: Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? A Mystery in Poems: Lodestar Books: Rich Wallace ...
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The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature, known as "The Walters,” was created by the American nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) in 2014, and the inaugural award was presented in 2016. [1]
The Walter Dean Myers Grant is a grant that financially supports emerging published and unpublished, diverse writers and illustrators. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The grant was established in 2014 and named after children’s book author Walter Dean Myers , an advocate of multicultural children’s books.