Tar Beach

by Faith Ringgold, and published by Crown Publishers, Inc., a Random House Co.

The book cover of "Tar Beach" by Faith Ringgold features four members of the Lightfoot family gathered around a table on Tar Beach, while two younger members nap on a sheet. Tar Beach is what the Lightfoot family dubs the rooftop of their family’s Harlem apartment building, where they go to escape the summer heat. A night view of Harlem shows beyond the roof, and above them in the sky, Cassie Louise Lightfoot is flying amidst the stars. The Randolph Caldecott Medal has been affixed at the lower left.

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Awards Won

Title Year
Caldecott Medal Image Randolph Caldecott Medal

91´«Ã½

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the 91´«Ã½, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
 1992 - Honor(s)