{"product_id":"nina-isbn-9781524737283","title":"Nina","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Honoree!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis luminous, defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the remarkable and inspiring story of acclaimed singer Nina Simone and her bold, defiant, and exultant legacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn Eunice Kathleen Waymon in small town North Carolina, Nina Simone was a musical child. She sang before she talked and learned to play piano at a very young age. With the support of her family and community, she received music lessons that introduced her to classical composers like Bach who remained with her and influenced her music throughout her life. She loved the way his music began softly and then tumbled to thunder, like her mother's preaching, and in much the same way as her career. During her first performances under the name of Nina Simone her voice was rich and sweet but as the Civil Rights Movement gained steam, Nina's voice soon became a thunderous roar as she raised her voice in powerful protest in the fight against racial inequality and discrimination.\u003cu\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNina\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2023 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List Pick\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 ALA Notable Children’s Book\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Winner\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2022 ALA Rise: A Feminist Book Project List Pick\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 NCTE\/CLA Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2022 ILA Notable Book for a Global Society Award Winner\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 NCSS-CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 \u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e Fanfare List Pick\u003cbr\u003eA 2021 \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 New York Public Library Best Book Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Chicago Public Library Best Book Pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Black Caucus American Library Association Best of the Best Booklist Pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Nina Simone's beauty and talent is given prominent expression by multiaward-winning Robinson in this picture-book biography . . . while \u003cb\u003eTodd's prose eloquently tells her story\u003c\/b\u003e from childhood to fame . . . \u003cb\u003eA worthy biography for all collections\u003c\/b\u003e and especially for those that serve music-loving children.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Todd’s telling \u003cb\u003eshines\u003c\/b\u003e in this \u003cb\u003eskillfully\u003c\/b\u003e paced portrait of Eunice Kathleen Waymon (1933-2003)—more widely known by her stage name of Nina Simone—which traces her journey from a piano-playing child in North Carolina to later years as a performer, protest song pioneer, and civil rights activist. . . An \u003cb\u003eengaging, affecting, and powerful\u003c\/b\u003e biography that aptly situates Simone’s \u003cb\u003eenduring legacy\u003c\/b\u003e in musical and social history.” —\u003ci\u003ePublisher’s Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Todd’s \u003cb\u003emusical prose\u003c\/b\u003e allows readers into Nina’s perspective, and Robinson’s scenes and portraits absolutely \u003cb\u003esing with energy\u003c\/b\u003e, keeping pace perfectly with the text. . . Do not miss this complex story of an American legend.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Some storytellers use words to entertain listeners and readers, while others share their tales in song. \u003ci\u003eNina: A Story of Nina Simone\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003egracefully brings the life\u003c\/b\u003e of one such legendary musician into readers’ hearts. . . Traci N. Todd’s straightforward narration is \u003cb\u003ehonest and candid\u003c\/b\u003e . . . [and] fans of Caldecott Honor illustrator Christian Robinson (\u003ci\u003eLast Stop on Market Street, The Bench\u003c\/i\u003e) will immediately recognize the \u003cb\u003ebold, distinct\u003c\/b\u003e shapes that are his hallmark. Robinson \u003cb\u003eoutdoes himself \u003c\/b\u003ehere . . . reflecting on the \u003cb\u003estrength, hope and revolution\u003c\/b\u003e she conveyed in her music.” –\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Todd ends her \u003cb\u003eunflinching narrative\u003c\/b\u003e with a perfectly placed, direct-address line: “And when she sang of Black children—you lovely, precious dreams—her voiced sounded like hope.” This unexpected, yet needed, outpouring of love is the \u003cb\u003eperfect \u003c\/b\u003eend to \u003cb\u003ea stunning book\u003c\/b\u003e.” –\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “\u003cb\u003eCompelling and eloquent\u003c\/b\u003e…Amplifying \u003ci\u003eNina\u003c\/i\u003e's humanity is Robinson's signature acrylic paint and collage art (\u003ci\u003eLast Stop on Market Street\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMilo Imagines the World\u003c\/i\u003e), which always hums and thrums with life…Robinson creates \u003cb\u003estunning \u003c\/b\u003evisual music for Traci N. Todd's \u003cb\u003evibrant\u003c\/b\u003e picture book biography of the great musician Nina Simone.” —\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e★ “Discussions of racism and resistance are undertaken with a \u003cb\u003eskillful\u003c\/b\u003e hand, not exceeding the tone or maturity level appropriate for young readers. Robinson’s jewel-tone artwork is \u003cb\u003ecolorful, engaging\u003c\/b\u003e, and complements Todd’s \u003cb\u003elyrical text\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eAn excellent and magnetic biography\u003c\/b\u003e, this book is \u003cb\u003ehighly recommended\u003c\/b\u003e in all elementary collections and should be considered for libraries serving older students.”—\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cb\u003eLuminous\u003c\/b\u003e . . . [and] \u003cb\u003evisually rapturous\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Robinson imbues \u003ci\u003eNina\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003cb\u003esumptuous\u003c\/b\u003e colors . . . His elegantly simple figures recall the work of Ezra Jack Keats and occasionally Charles M. Schulz. . . Simone’s precocity, which \u003cb\u003eshines\u003c\/b\u003e through . . . is \u003cb\u003enurtured in intimate moments\u003c\/b\u003e sitting on her father’s lap at the keyboard, letting him guide her as they play “good-time jazz” together, and on Sundays when she provides the rhythmic and “rolling” accompaniment to her minister mother’s sermons. Todd brings \u003cb\u003enuance\u003c\/b\u003e to Simone’s musicianship in ways that should prove \u003cb\u003einstructive\u003c\/b\u003e to curious young readers. . . The journey to merge her astonishing virtuosity and professional achievements with her bold activism is summed up by the \u003cb\u003earresting portrait\u003c\/b\u003e of the artist seated at her baby grand and flanked by four little Black girls.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Todd \u003cb\u003emoves effortlessly\u003c\/b\u003e between \u003cb\u003esilky narration\u003c\/b\u003e marked by \u003cb\u003esubtle wordplay\u003c\/b\u003e, and pointed references to Simone’s \u003cb\u003emusical activism\u003c\/b\u003e. Robinson’s collage compositions \u003cb\u003econvey critical civil rights context\u003c\/b\u003e in scenes playing out atop Simone’s grand piano strings, often fiery images that contrast with the pictures of Simone’s childhood origin story and her front-stage panache.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003eWhen Chicago native Traci N. Todd was born, her father decided her initials should stand for dynamite, just like his. He raised her on Ray Charles and Nina Simone, and her mother read her every good book. Traci grew up to become a children's book editor and currently lives in Jackson Heights, Queens where she writes, edits, and listens to Ray Charles and Nina Simone, while her partner draws comic books.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in \u003ci\u003eLast Stop on Market Street\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author and illustrator of the picture books \u003ci\u003eAnother\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Matter\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has illustrated many more, including \u003ci\u003eCarmela Full of Wishes\u003c\/i\u003e, the Gaston and Friends series, \u003ci\u003eSchool's First Day of School\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade\u003c\/i\u003e. 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