A review by qgg
Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd

5.0

I read this book with Henry. This book is beautifully written and gorgeously illustrated in pure Christian Robinson style. The rhythm and build of the words as the story moved from Eunice’s young life to Nina’s life after becoming a star and into an activist really touched back to the build up in Eunice’s mother’s preaching and Bach’s music. Christian Robinson cleverly used the space inside concert pianos as dioramas for the growing unrest in the Civil Rights movement encapsulating Nina’s connection to music and community in each layered image.
Christian Robinson won the Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations in this book!