God Bless the Child (Softcover) Activity - Booklist

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Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield invite readers of all backgrounds to experience the beauty of two New Year traditions

imaginative scenarios

a pencil in the hands of a young artist becomes the key to a rich imaginative world

God Bless the Child (Softcover) Activity - BooklistThe song "God Bless the Child" was first performed by legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday in 1939 and remains one of her enduring masterpieces. In this picture book interpretation, renowned illustrator Jerry Pinkney has created images of a family moving from the rural South to the urban North during the Great Migration. This extraordinary book stands as a tribute to all those men and women who dared so much to get their own.