Didn't We Have Fun!

Didn't We Have Fun! is a colorful look at African-American life and culture, seen through the eyes of a celebrated artist. Hilda Robinson, artist and grandmother, shares the joys of growing up in a closely-knit African-American family and neighborhood, long before television was invented. Meet Hilda¿s four sisters and one brother, her Mama and Daddy, her Philadelphia neighborhood of red-brick row houses. Enjoy with her the games she played, the songs she sang, the chores she did, the prayers she prayed, and the abiding love of life that shines through these vibrant paintings of a girl and the place she grew up. Illustrator Hilda Robinson was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She studied art at Temple University and the University of California at Berkeley, earning her Master of Arts degree when she was fifty years old. She works from her memory and imagination. Her work is featured each year in the Art of Living Black, an annual art exhibition at the Richmond Art Center in California, and in many private and corporate collections. She lives in Oakland, California. Jeff Kunkel wrote the text based on interviews with Hilda. A United Methodist minister, he isan accomplished artist and author of a number of books for adults and young readers. He also lives in Oakland.