Author/Illustrator: Lisbeth Kaiser/Leire Salaberria
Genre: Biography
Awards: NA
Age Level: 6-8 years old
Summary: Marguerite (Maya) was born in St. Louis in 1927. When she turned four, she and her brother left to stay at their grandparents in Stamps, Arkansas. Things were not easy for them and they were treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. Maya learned at a young age that the world we live in is cruel. She did not forget that home was hard too. Maya seemed to have lost her voice for a while when her mother's boyfriend was attacked back home. She finally found her voice again when she learned how to write and read. Maya then began her attitude that she can be anything she wants to be. She started writing about her testimony and how she didn't give up even when times got hard for her. Maya is now a famous writer, teacher, and speaker on strength and endurance. She died in 1990, and will always be remembered for the poem she read at the White House and United Nations. Maya Angelou has a powerful message for all ages to hear. Illustrations were simple and cartoon like. The characters faces were in detail showing facial hair and wrinkles. The soothing colors used in the book were a definite compliment.
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