New Year Be Coming!

New Year Be Coming!
by Katharine Boling
Adopted by
Margaret Weichert
on May 4, 2022
Cover of New Year Be Coming!

New year be coming! : a Gullah year

By Katharine Boling. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 2002.

This children's book is filled with colorful art on every page by artist Daniel Minter. The book consists of 12 short poems, each poem named after a month of the year. The author, Katharine Boling, grew up in the Gullah region of South Carolina, an area on the coast populated with descendants of freed slaves. At the end of the book is a glossary of Gullah terms. Some words in the poems include puntop (on top of), bittle (food), and bex (angry). Each poem describes what life is like during the seasons of the Gullah year, in Gullah country, in Gullah language. The book includes one recipe: Carolina Peas and Rice, also known as Hoppin’ John or black eyed peas.

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