Me & Neesie (reillustrated)

By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Price: $16.89

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Me & Neesie (reillustrated)

By Eloise Greenfield, Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Price: $16.89

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About the Book

Janell does everything with her best friend, Neesie, but Mama and Daddy can’t seem to understand that Neesie’s not made up. She’s very real … to Janell.

In Me & Neesie, Eloise Greenfield offers a reassuring story about the special place an imaginary friend and a loving, caring family have in a little girl’s heart. First published in 1975, Me & Neesie was selected as a Reading Rainbow book. This special thirtieth anniversary edition has been illustrated with new, vibrant paintings by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060007027
Imprint: Amistad
On Sale: Dec 28, 2004
List price: $16.89
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 9.000 in (w) x 11.380 in (h) x 0.360 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Eloise Greenfield

Biography

Eloise Greenfield’s first book was published in 1972. She was the author of forty-eight children’s books including Honey, I Love and Other Poems and The Great Migration. She received many awards, including the 2018 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Eloise was a beloved children’s book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers. 

Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Biography

Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning illustrator-author of seventy-four children’s books. Dr. Gilchrist illustrated the highly acclaimed picture book The Great Migration: Journey to the North, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, a Junior Library Guild Best Book, an NAACP Image Award nominee, a CCBC Best Book, and a Georgia State Children’s Book Award nominee. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for her illustrations in Nathaniel Talking and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in Night on Neighborhood Street, all written by Eloise Greenfield. She was inducted into the Society of Illustrators in 2001 and into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 1999. She lives near Chicago, Illinois.

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About the Book

Janell does everything with her best friend, Neesie, but Mama and Daddy can’t seem to understand that Neesie’s not made up. She’s very real … to Janell.

In Me & Neesie, Eloise Greenfield offers a reassuring story about the special place an imaginary friend and a loving, caring family have in a little girl’s heart. First published in 1975, Me & Neesie was selected as a Reading Rainbow book. This special thirtieth anniversary edition has been illustrated with new, vibrant paintings by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780060007027
Imprint: Amistad
On Sale: Dec 28, 2004
List price: $16.89
No of pages: 32
Trim Size: 9.000 in (w) x 11.380 in (h) x 0.360 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / Family / General (see also headings under Social Themes)

Eloise Greenfield

Biography

Eloise Greenfield’s first book was published in 1972. She was the author of forty-eight children’s books including Honey, I Love and Other Poems and The Great Migration. She received many awards, including the 2018 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Eloise was a beloved children’s book creator whose pioneering voice, especially for the Black American experience, has made her an inspiration to many generations of readers. 

Jan Spivey Gilchrist

Biography

Jan Spivey Gilchrist is the award-winning illustrator-author of seventy-four children’s books. Dr. Gilchrist illustrated the highly acclaimed picture book The Great Migration: Journey to the North, winner of the Coretta Scott King Honor Award, a Junior Library Guild Best Book, an NAACP Image Award nominee, a CCBC Best Book, and a Georgia State Children’s Book Award nominee. She won the Coretta Scott King Award for her illustrations in Nathaniel Talking and a Coretta Scott King Honor for her illustrations in Night on Neighborhood Street, all written by Eloise Greenfield. She was inducted into the Society of Illustrators in 2001 and into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 1999. She lives near Chicago, Illinois.

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