One Hot Summer Day: Nina Crews

It’s summer, and it’s hot!

First published in 1995 and in print ever since, acclaimed author-artist Nina Crews’s debut picture book was hailed as “a wonderful concept book” by The Horn Book and “the debut of a welcome new voice and vision” by Kirkus. 

One Hot Summer Day is a gorgeous photographic concept book centering a Black child in the midst of a perfect summer day. This picture book is ideal for sharing in the home or classroom, and readers will feel the summer heat while exploring the sensory delights of summer, including making chalk pictures on the pavement, swinging on the swing set, slurping grape pops, and enjoying a cooling rainstorm.