Mirandy and Brother Wind Author:Patricia C. McKissack, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) A Caldecott Honor book. Coretta Scott King Award; ALA Notable Book; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. — Mirandy is determined to win her town's junior cakewalk dance contest--a feat she is sure she can achieve if she has the help of the wind. Unfortunately, no one is able to tell her how to capture the wind. Wi... more »ll Mirandy ever be able to win the dance contest? Illustrated with watercolor paintings by Jerry Pinkney.
Swish! Swish! It was spring and Brother Wind was back. He come high steppin' through Ridgetop, dressed in his finest and trailing that long, silvery wind cape behind him. Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!« less