Awards

• Winner of Coretta Scott King Award (New Talent/Illustrator) 2018
• Winner of John Steptoe New Talent Award (New Illustrator) 2018

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Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner Children's Africana Book Awards Committee: 2018 Best Book for Young Children One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2017! ""An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art."" --Kirkus Reviews starred review ""Erskine's prose style is expressionistic, with lyrical sentences that alight on significant events...Potent quotes and song lyrics keep the intensity high, as does the clever use of words in a fierce red, often repeated to begin the subsequent page, lending the text a driving propulsion."" --The Horn Book starred review ""Debut illustrator Palmer's painterly spreads shine in rich colors and bold brushstrokes, capturing the passion of Makeba mid-song... A welcome addition to picture book biography collections."" --School Library Journal

One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2017! An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus Reviews starred review Erskine's prose style is expressionistic, with lyrical sentences that alight on significant events...Potent quotes and song lyrics keep the intensity high, as does the clever use of words in a fierce red, often repeated to begin the subsequent page, lending the text a driving propulsion. --The Horn Book starred review Debut illustrator Palmer's painterly spreads shine in rich colors and bold brushstrokes, capturing the passion of Makeba mid-song... A welcome addition to picture book biography collections. --School Library Journal An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus Reviews starred review Erskine's prose style is expressionistic, with lyrical sentences that alight on significant events...Potent quotes and song lyrics keep the intensity high, as does the clever use of words in a fierce red, often repeated to begin the subsequent page, lending the text a driving propulsion. --The Horn Book starred review Debut illustrator Palmer's painterly spreads shine in rich colors and bold brushstrokes, capturing the passion of Makeba mid-song... A welcome addition to picture book biography collections. --School Library Journal An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus starred review

An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus starred review Debut illustrator Palmer's painterly spreads shine in rich colors and bold brushstrokes, capturing the passion of Makeba mid-song... A welcome addition to picture book biography collections. --School Library Journal An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus starred review

Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner Children's Africana Book Awards Committee: 2018 Best Book for Young Children One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2017! An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus Reviews starred review Erskine's prose style is expressionistic, with lyrical sentences that alight on significant events...Potent quotes and song lyrics keep the intensity high, as does the clever use of words in a fierce red, often repeated to begin the subsequent page, lending the text a driving propulsion. --The Horn Book starred review Debut illustrator Palmer's painterly spreads shine in rich colors and bold brushstrokes, capturing the passion of Makeba mid-song... A welcome addition to picture book biography collections. --School Library Journal

Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award Winner Children's Africana Book Awards Committee: 2018 Best Book for Young Children One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2017! An excellent perspective from which American readers can learn about apartheid and one of the pioneers who fought it through her art. --Kirkus Reviews starred review Erskine's prose style is expressionistic, with lyrical sentences that alight on significant events...Potent quotes and song lyrics keep the intensity high, as does the clever use of words in a fierce red, often repeated to begin the subsequent page, lending the text a driving propulsion. --The Horn Book starred review Debut illustrator Palmer's painterly spreads shine in rich colors and bold brushstrokes, capturing the passion of Makeba mid-song... A welcome addition to picture book biography collections. --School Library Journal

Author Information

Kathryn Erskine is the National Book Award-winning author of Mockingbird. She has also written Seeing Red, The Absolute Value of Mike, and The Badger Knight. She lived in South Africa for part of her childhood, and grew up listening to Miriam Makeba's songs. This is her first picture book. kathrynerskine.com Charly Palmer is a graphic designer, illustrator, and fine artist. As a child, he was fascinated by Ezra Jack Keats's illustrations for The Snowy Day, which inspired Charly's own use of color and geometric shapes. He studied art and design at the American Academy of Art and the School of the Art Institute, both in Chicago. This is his first picture book. charlypalmer.com

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