Music and Silence – Perfect Picture Book Friday

One of the things I love about picture book biographies is learning historical context....
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Sound – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* I’m a fan of Olga Fadeeva’s work. I’ve reviewed her book, Water, previously...
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Mamiachi and Me – Perfect Picture Book Friday

* I love seeing picture books that celebrate women claiming their space in what...
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Listen: How Evelyn Glennie, a Deaf Girl, Changed Percussion – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Attention musicians! Well, really anyone who wants to be inspired by a woman who...
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Nina: A Story of Nina Simone – Perfect Picture Book Friday

On the half-title page, we are treated to a quote from Nina Simone: “When...
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King of Ragtime – Perfect Picture Book Friday

In my early teens, ©️I learned to play The Entertainer, loving its rhythm and...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T — Perfect Picture Book Friday

For National Poetry Month, who better to feature than the marvelous, lyrical picture book...
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Dark Was the Night – Perfect Picture Book Friday

Can you name the blind Black man whose music was recorded on a Golden...
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Seven Golden Rings – Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF

Seven Golden Rings is a tale of longing, of using your cleverness for survival,...
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Freedom Soup – Perfect Picture Book Friday #PPBF

I feel compelled to add my voice to those who are lauding FREEDOM SOUP!...
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