A 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Honoree! This 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. Cover may vary.
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.
