{"product_id":"little-rosetta-and-the-talking-guitar-isbn-9780593571071","title":"Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar","description":"\u003cb\u003eA picture book biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the woman who invented rock and roll. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor and illustrator Charnelle Pinkney Barlow imagines the childhood of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, whose rural roots inspired and helped create the music we still hear today. In this warm, inspiring tale, young readers will glimpse a life filled with music, community, and a drive to succeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Music is the heart of our story,\" says Momma to young Rosetta, surprising her with her first guitar. Rosetta's strums sound like \u003ci\u003eker-plunk\u003c\/i\u003es. But with practice and determination, she makes music, fingers hopping \"like corn in a kettle,\" notes pouring over the church crowd \"like summer rain washing the dust off a new day.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChildren will see Rosetta's dream become reality through hard work and perseverance. And they'll learn the overlooked story of a pioneering Black artist, whose contribution to music history is only now being discovered.★ \"Pinkney Barlow smartly uses lively onomatopoeia and crisp, textured collage art to layer the origins of the subject’s sound onto every page.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e★ \"Perhaps most impressive is the sense of place achieved by both text and art: Readers will truly feel as though they’ve visited Cotton Plant and met many of its animated, expressive denizens.\"—BookPage,\u003cb\u003e \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best List, 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ A \u003c\/b\u003eBank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year, 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ \u003c\/b\u003eNorman A. Sugarman Children’s Biography Award Honor, 2024, Cleveland Public Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e★ A\u003c\/b\u003e New York Public Library Vibrant Voices pick, \u003cb\u003e2024\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Barlow captures the delight of [Tharpe’s] voice in her new picture book.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eAn inspiring story that may encourage others to pick up an instrument and make it speak.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Horn Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Speaks to all children with music in their heads while introducing an unjustly little-known pioneer.\"—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"[A] pitch-perfect picture-book biography. . . . This upbeat, harmonious portrait of the “Godmother of Rock and Roll” as a child hits all the right notes.\"—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An overdue narrative of one of early rock’s most influential figures.\"—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Fabulous.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Onomatopoeia brings a playful rhythm as “Little Rosetta” finds inspiration in everyday moments, and her journey from novice musician to fluent guitarist is relayed with authentic struggles and self-doubt.\"\u003ci\u003e—The Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"'Little Rosetta' finds inspiration in everyday moments, and her journey from novice musician to fluent guitarist is relayed with authentic struggles and self-doubt.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARNELLE PINKNEY BARLOW\u003c\/b\u003e received her BFA in illustration from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and her MFA in the Illustration as Visual Essay program from the School of Visual Arts, New York. Charnelle’s children's book illustrations include \u003ci\u003eEverything in Its Place, The Real Santa,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRemember to Dream, Ebere.\u003c\/i\u003e Charnelle lives in Indianapolis with her husband. When she's not drawing, she is baking, sewing, or reading with a cup of tea by her side. Find her online at callmechartreuse.com, and follow her on Instagram at @callmechartreuse.","brand":"Doubleday Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303808192741,"sku":"NP9780593571071","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593571071.jpg?v=1767731565","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/little-rosetta-and-the-talking-guitar-isbn-9780593571071","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}