Multiple starred reviews greeted this amazing collaboration between
Ntozake Shange and Kadir Nelson. As Booklist put it: "Poet and
painter have joined forces to offer an indelible, emotional expression
of the strength, beauty, and joy of one woman's character."
Celebrated poet and playwright Ntozake Shange captures the spirit of
Civil Rights pioneer Coretta Scott King in this picture book biography
gorgeously illustrated by Caldecott Medal artist Kadir Nelson.
Walking many miles to school in the dusty road, young Coretta Scott knew
the unfairness of life in the segregated south. A yearning for equality
began to grow.
Together with Martin Luther King, Jr., she helped lead change through
nonviolent protest. It was the beginning of a journey--with dreams of
freedom for all.