Angela Johnson

<p>Angela Johnson is an American poet and children's book writer. Her children's picture books, including ,<i>When I Am Old with You and A Sweet Smell of Roses</i>, are poetic stories about African-American families and friendship. She has also written for teens, including the Michael L. Printz and Corretta Scott King Award-winning novel <i>The First Part Last</i>. She also won Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award for Tell Me a Story, Mama.</p>