"Does this book date itself with its first three words?" Those words? "Henry the paperboy..." Yet surely, if kids can read about steam trains they can read about paperboys, right? We debate any and all aspects of this, our first Brian Pinkney title on the podcast.
Poetry and friendship. Family and legacy. The story behind the collaboration of Jerry Pinkney, Nikki Grimes, Brian Pinkney, and Charnelle Pinkney may be one of the finest you read all year.