Never Forgotten

2011 picture book by Pat McKissack

Never Forgotten

Author| Pat McKissack
Illustrator| Leo Dillon, Diane Dillon
Language| English
Genre| Children's literature, picture book, poetry
Published| 2011 (Schwartz & Wade Books)
Publication place| USA
Media type| Print (hardback)
Pages| 48
ISBN| 9780375843846
OCLC| 651153676

Never Forgotten is a 2011 picture book by Pat McKissack about a blacksmith father in West Africa who has Musafa, his son, kidnapped by slavers and with the assistance of the four elements discovers that Musafa is working in Charleston as a blacksmith's apprentice.

## Reception

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School Library Journal, in a review of Never Forgotten, wrote "As an author, Patricia McKissack has always had a knack for language. Her wordplay can be a delight to listen to .. or chill you to the core. Here, she does both at once." and concluded " Ms. McKissack is striding into new territory here. And while I might have tweaked that ending a bit, there’s no denying that as a visual and audible product, Never Forgotten it is difficult to find a match. .. A true, unadulterated, original."[1]

The Horn Book Magazine found "The free-verse text can weigh heavily on the ear, but the Dillons' rousing illustrations -- at once bold, complex, and lucid -- impart dramatic conviction to the thwarted Fire and the slave-boat beyond reach, the pursuing Wind peering into the Carolina blacksmith's window."[2]

Never Forgotten has also been reviewed by Publishers Weekly,[3] and Kirkus Reviews[4]

It was a 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award honor book.[5]

## References

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* Children's literature portal

1. ^ Elizabeth Bird (August 26, 2011). "Review of the Day: Never Forgotten by Patricia McKissack". School Library Journal. Media Source Inc. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
2. ^ "Never Forgotten". kcls.bibliocommons.com. OCLC 651153676. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
3. ^ "Never Forgotten (starred review)". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. August 8, 2011. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "The willingness to turn the dark history of the past into literature takes not just talent but courage. McKissack has both."
4. ^ "Never Forgotten (starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved February 11, 2017. "A totally absorbing poetic celebration of loss and redemption."
5. ^ "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". ala.org. American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2017.

*[OCLC]: Online Computer Library Center number