Nina

Jazz Legend and Civli-rights Activist Nina Simone

Alice Briere-hacquet. Bruno Liance (Illustrator), Charlesbridge Publishing (DECEMBER), Hardcover $16.99 (40pp), 978-1-58089-827-0 A soft lullaby sung to comfort a sleepy little girl turns into the inspiring story of remarkable musical talent blossoming in the face of racial inequalities in Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-rights Activist Nina Simone, by Alice Brière-haquet. Hauntingly beautiful illustrations from Bruno Liance are in shades of black and white, light and shadow, to cast a dreamlike resonance over young Nina’s piano playing as she notices, reflects, and rises above the prejudice around her.