Come Sunday

By Nikki Grimes

Book Overview

Softly, quietly begins the day of the week that, for LaTasha, is always full of glorious sounds: the pipe organ, tambourine, and drum; the footfalls of ushers marching down the aisle of the sanctuary; the sweet harmonies of the choir; and the rich vibrato of the preacher's voice. LaTasha sings along with the congregation, confident that Heaven hears each joyful note.

Sometimes funny, sometimes serious, Nikki Grimes' poems and the lush tapestry of colors in Michael Bryant's illustrations celebrate a day of worship viewed through the eyes of an exuberant little girl.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802851347
• ISBN13: 9780802851345
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Eerdmans Publishing Company, William B.
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 0.1" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Charming and heartfelt

Spunky LaTasha loves her Southern church, the ladies in their beautiful hats, where "Mommy's chocolatey-brown skin peeks through the white-lace gloves she likes to wear." Each page has a poem and a watercolor of part of the congregation's experience, from baptism to Sister Beverly, the visiting preacher, to the church supper of "collards and ham and honey-glazed yams, fried chicken and black-eyed peas, and pumpkin pie." This book shows the joys of belonging to a religious community.