In abstract expressionism subject matter is stated in a brief, simplified manner, with emphasis on form, color, and concept.

Smoky Night
Written by Eve Bunting
Illustrated by David Diaz
(Harcourt Brace, 1994)

Jazzy Miz Mozetta
Written by Brenda C. Roberts
Illustrated by Frank Morrison
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004)

Sugar Hill: Harlem's Historic Neighborhood
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
(Albert Whitman, 2015)