A stirring picture-book biography about Jackie Ormes, the first Black female Cartoonist in America, whose Remarkable Life and work inspire countless artists today.
Author Liz Montague, one of the first Black cartoonists at the New Yorker, carries Jackie\'s indelible legacy forward in vibrant text and evocative cartoons..
Jackie was the first Black female American cartoonist, but she would not be the last.
She tackled racism, pollution, and social justice--and made the world listen.
Jackie would go on to create bold and witty cartoon characters--Torchy Brown, Candy, Patty-Jo \'n\' Ginger--who entertained readers of African American newspapers like the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Defender .
But she was already dreaming of bigger things.
As she grew, Jackie put her artistic talents to use, doodling and chronicling daily Life for her high school yearbook.
An ocean she could color as blue as she liked.
A field she could run through as far as her hand could draw.
Zelda Jackson--or Jackie--was born in Pittsburgh on August 1, 1911, and discovered early on that she could draw any adventure.
A stirring picture-book biography about Jackie Ormes, the first Black female Cartoonist in America, whose Remarkable Life and work inspire countless artists today
