Picture Book Biography: Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll! Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe the Godmother of Rock & Roll. Tonya Bolden. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. 2023. 40 pages. [Source: Library] [Link to cover image]
First sentence: A long, long time ago, there you were.
Pint-size sensation in tiny
Cotton Plant, Arkansas.
Rosa,
Rosabell,
Rosie Etta.
Who had a clue you'd one
day rock the world?
Premise/plot: This one is a picture book biography of singer/musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It is written in verse. It covers her life and career.
My thoughts: I'd never heard of Sister Rosetta Tharpe before reading this one. (Though I'd heard of This Train. And maybe perhaps even heard *her* version of This Train.) It is always a pleasure to genuinely, actually LEARN while reading children's nonfiction. This one left me super curious to seek out her music and give it a listen.
© 2023 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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