Never Forgotten

''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

'' 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."

'' 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."

''Never Forgotten'' has also been reviewed by '' Publishers Weekly'', and ''Kirkus Reviews''

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

References

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2011 children's books
American picture books
Books illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon
American poetry collections
Slave narratives
Books by Patricia McKissack