# Dream Street - Hardcover

by **Tricia Elam Walker** (Author), **Ekua Holmes** (Illustrator)

**NAMED ONE OF THE BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY _THE NEW YORK TIMES_** - **FIVE STARRED REVIEWS**

**Visit a truly special street bursting with joy, hope, and dreams. Inspired by the neighborhood where they grew up as cousins, this gorgeous picture book from an award-winning illustrator and critically acclaimed author is the perfect gift or keepsake for every generation.**

Welcome to Dream Street--the best street in the world! Jump rope with Azaria--can you Double Dutch one leg at a time? Dream big with Ede and Tari, who wish to create a picture book together one day. Say hello with Mr. Sidney, a retired mail carrier who greets everyone with the words, "_Don't wait to have a great day. Create one!"_ On Dream Street, love between generations rules, everyone is special, and the warmth of the neighborhood shines.

A magical story from the critically acclaimed author of _Nana Akua Goes to School_ and a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winning illustrator. Illuminating this vivid cast of characters are vibrant, joyful illustrations that make this neighborhood--based on the Roxbury neighborhood in Boston where the author and illustrator grew up together as cousins--truly sing. This book is a perfect way for parents to share with their children the importance of community.

### Author Biography

Tricia Elam Walker is the author of the acclaimed picture book _Nana Akua Goes to School,_ which received the 2021 Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award and the Children's Africana Book Award, as well as four starred reviews. The _Wall Street Journal_ hailed it as a "a picture book . . . that captures a complex vulnerability that every child feels at one point or another." Tricia also wrote a novel for adults, _Breathing Room_, under the name Patricia Elam. She is a cultural and fashion commentator and blogger, and has written for National Public Radio, the _Washington Post, Essence_ magazine, _HuffPost,_ and more. She practiced law for sixteen years prior to teaching writing in Washington, DC, and Boston. Currently, Tricia is an assistant professor of creative writing at Howard University, and resides in Takoma Park, Maryland with her husband. Visit her at triciaelamwalker.com.

Ekua Holmes is the acclaimed bestselling illustrator of several award-winning picture books, including _Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer_ (Caldecott Honor, NAACP Image Award, CSK John Steptoe Award, Sibert Honor), _Out of Wonder_ (CSK Award, _NY Times_ bestseller), and _The Stuff of Stars_ (CSK Award). A painter and collage artist, she graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Visit her at ekuaholmes.com.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.47 x 11.1 x 8.74 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 16, 2021

**Accelerated Reader:**

**Quiz Name:** Dream Street

**Interest Level:** Lower Grades, K-3

**Reading Level:** 4.5

**Point Value:** 0.5

## Details

- **Price:** 18.99 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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