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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Rock, Rosetta, Rock! Roll, Rosetta, Roll!: Presenting Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the Godmother of Rock & Roll
Caitlin DeLems
Illustrator: Alison Jay
Ages: 6+
Published: 2023
Publisher: Calkins Creek/Astra BFYR/Astra Publishing House
ISBN: 978-1-66268-008-3
Keywords: Women artists, Musicians,
Folk-art-style illustrations and lively text introduce a musical prodigy whose impact and reputation were diminished by 19th-century attitudes toward women.