From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life.
Acclaim for Little Melba and Her Big Trombone 2015 NAACP Image Award Nominee Outstanding Literary Work--Children 2015 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor 2015 ALA Notable Children\'s Book 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project - Feminist Task Force 2015 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction, Recommended Title.
In this stirring biography of a true artistic and social icon, award-winning creators Katheryn Russell-brown and Laura Freeman show young readers how Aretha\'s talent, intelligence, and perseverance made her a star who will shine on for generations to come.
The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Aretha always remembered who she was and where she came from.
In the turbulent 1960s, she sang about Respect and refused to perform before segregated audiences.
When she moved to New York City to start her career, it took years of hard work before she had a hit song.
Raised in a house full of talking and singing, Aretha learned the values that would carry her through life--from her church choir in Detroit to stages across the world.
But before she became a star, she was a shy little girl with a Voice so powerful it made people jump up, sway, and hum along.
Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul, a legend.
From acclaimed author and illustrator pairing comes a beautiful picture book biography about the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin and how she fought for respect throughout her life
