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@heritagemomblog My sweet Nina is named after this Nina so I just had to add this gorgeous and important book to our home library.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Eunice Kathleen Waymon (aka Nina Simone) was a gifted musician and a committed civil rights activist. She used her art to entertain but also to hold people accountable. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ She brought beauty to ugly spaces, and she boldly and unapologetically called out hatred in its various forms.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Author tracintodd wrote a beautiful version of Nina Simone’s life story.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Illustrator Christian Robinson theartoffun absolutely nailed every single ⁣page. I literally can’t even stop staring at the images.⁣⁣ Maybe you recognize the name from Last Stop on Market Street?⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Or perhaps the ridiculously awesome Christian Robinson collection Target 🙌🏽⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Okay, I’ll stop now. I’m having a moment. I REALLY love this book, y’all.⁣⁣⁣ ⁣

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Nina - by Traci Todd (Hardcover)

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This illuminating and defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed singer Nina Simone and her bold, defiant, and exultant legacy.

Born 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.



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When 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.

Christian Robinson received a Caldecott Honor and a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor for his art in Last Stop on Market Street. He is the author and illustrator of the picture books Another and You Matter, and he has illustrated many more, including Carmela Full of Wishes, the Gaston and Friends series, School's First Day of School, and The Smallest Girl in the Smallest Grade. You can visit Christian at theartoffun.com or on Instagram @theartoffun.

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