Greenfield’s first collection of poetry for children, Honey, I Love, and Other Love Poems (HarperCollins 1978), describes the experiences of a young black girl and deals with relationships involving family, friends, and schoolmates.

She teamed with her mother to create Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir, an autobiographical work that describes the childhood memories of Greenfield, her mother, and her maternal grandmother. Greenfield has authored books of poetry, picture books, biography, memoir, board books and more, many of which have been illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. You can also find an interview with her at the The Brown Bookshelf here and a terrific profile by Rudine Sims Bishop for Language Arts here.Įloise Greenfield is an acclaimed writer of prose and poetry for younger readers whose work is recognized for presenting strong portraits of loving African American families. You can find out more in the obituaries from Publishers Weekly here or in The New York Times here and in The Washington Post here. Woodson Book Award, Jane Addams Children's Book Award, Council on Interracial Books for Children award for her body of work, Coretta Scott King Award, the National Council of Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, and many lifetime achievement awards. She has won a multitude of awards including American Library Association Notable Book citations, the Carter G. Her hobbies include listening to music and playing the piano. Patent Office and with the District of Columbia Black Writers' Workshop for several years. She attended Miner Teachers College (now University of the District of Columbia), was married, and had two children.

Gilchrist's large, soft, charcoal illustrations expertly capture Nathaniel's expressions in a variety of moods and situations as in her recent work for Lessie Jones Little's Children of Long Ago, the slight mistiness adds a touch of romanticism.Eloise Greenfield was born on May 17, 1929, in Parmele, North Carolina. lie's also wise beyond his years, thinking about how stupid he is to get into a fight and how, even when he's old and gray, he still won't know everything. Nathaniel's ruminations, like Everett's, are delivered in poetic vignettes (several have appeared previously in magazines) whether written in the cadences of rap, with the structure of a blues song (an essay on which is appended), or in some freer rhythm, all lend themselves to reading aloud and to easy comprehension Nathaniel remembers making faces, and friends, with a girl in kindergarten watching Grandma play ''the bones'' and his feelings of loss at Mama's death a year ago. Free, who-like Clifton's Everett Anderson-is a child of deep, genuine feelings and a penetrating eye. The thoughts and opinions of Nathaniel B.

Nathaniel Talking by Eloise Greenfield