Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar: The Musical Story of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Woman Who Invented Rock and Roll
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Illustrator: Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2023
Publisher: Doubleday BFYR/Penguin Random House
ISBN: 978-0-593-57106-4
Keywords: Music, guitars. African Americans, Gospel Music, Jazz, Soul Music, Blues
A young African American phenom created an entirely new musical genre, for which she did not initially get any credit. Lyrical text. Engaging collage art. Back matter.