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"""A salute to a musical genius with a uniquely independent spirit... Prince’s meteoric career offers an example that will entice readers with big, creative dreams of their own. A soaring drive to inspire, with appropriately hued art and prose."" * Kirkus Reviews * ""Burgess employs brief anecdotes to detail Prince’s personality and arc toward stardom... What comes through is Prince’s hard work and creative vision... In Thada’s colorblock shapes and velvety textures, a memorable closing spread depicts Prince as a child sitting on pillows atop a piano bench, across the gutter from an adult Prince playing for a packed-out crowd—connecting Prince’s adulthood with his childhood as a ‘small kid with enormous talent.'"" * Publishers Weekly *"

""A salute to a musical genius with a uniquely independent spirit... Prince’s meteoric career offers an example that will entice readers with big, creative dreams of their own. A soaring drive to inspire, with appropriately hued art and prose."" * Kirkus Reviews * ""Burgess employs brief anecdotes to detail Prince’s personality and arc toward stardom... What comes through is Prince’s hard work and creative vision... In Thada’s colorblock shapes and velvety textures, a memorable closing spread depicts Prince as a child sitting on pillows atop a piano bench, across the gutter from an adult Prince playing for a packed-out crowd—connecting Prince’s adulthood with his childhood as a ‘small kid with enormous talent.'"" * Publishers Weekly * ""[A] glowing picture-book biography of the iconic Prince Nelson Rogers aka The Purple One aka The Artist aka Ƭ̵̬̊ aka Prince... Thada's illustrations elevate the proceedings with true artistry, with the kind of dynamic presentation and colorful flourish befitting of the subject matter. A vibrant story that will inspire young artists and music historians."" * Booklist *

"""Burgess employs brief anecdotes to detail Prince’s personality and arc toward stardom... What comes through is Prince’s hard work and creative vision... In Thada’s colorblock shapes and velvety textures, a memorable closing spread depicts Prince as a child sitting on pillows atop a piano bench, across the gutter from an adult Prince playing for a packed-out crowd—connecting Prince’s adulthood with his childhood as a ‘small kid with enormous talent.'"" * Publishers Weekly *"

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Matthew Burgess is a poet, professor, and children’s book author. He teaches at Brooklyn College and is a teaching artist in New York City public schools. He is also the author of, among other titles, Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings; Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring; Make Meatballs Sing: The Life & Art of Corita Kent; and Sylvester’s Letter. He lives with his husband in Brooklyn and Berlin. The daughter of Thai immigrants, Sirin Thada was born and raised in Baltimore, and has been making art since childhood. Most recently, she was the in-house illustrator for Catapult magazine, and has been published in the Washington Post, Guardian, TIME magazine, and more. She currently lives and works in NYC along with her husband, scientific artist Jason Brougham, and their adorable rescue pup, Indie. The Purple One is her picture book debut.

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