Horace Pippin loved to draw pictures for his sisters, his classmates, his co-workers. Even during W.W.I, Horace filled his notebooks with drawings from the trenches—until he was wounded. Would he ever draw again? Bryant & Sweet share the story of a self-taught artist who overcame poverty, racism, disability and war to become an American master.

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Awards and Honors
Junior Library Guild Selection
Starred review in Booklist
Starred review in Kirkus Reviews
Starred review in School Library Journal

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		Audio narration of “Saying Prayers,” by H. Pippin. Brandywine River Museum.
		“Meet Horace Pippin,” National Gallery of Art, Wash., DC.