Set at one boy’s annual family reunion, this Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a rich and moving celebration of Black history, culture, and the power of family traditions.
Down home is Granny’s house. Down home is where Lil Alan and his parents and sister will gather with great-grandparents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Down home is where Lil Alan will hear stories of the ancestors and visit the land that has meant so much to all of them. And down home is where all of the children will find their special way to pay tribute to their family history. All the kids have to decide what they’ll share, but what will Lil Alan do?
Kelly Starling Lyons is a former journalist and the author numerous books for young readers. Going Down Home with Daddy was inspired by her family's heritage. Today, she’s proud to share the reunion tradition with her children.
Daniel Minter is a painter and illustrator, whose work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally. He is the illustrator of over a dozen books for children, including Ellen’s Broom, also written by Kelly Starling Lyons, for which he received a Coretta Scott King Illustration Honor Award.
