Bridges Instead of Walls - The Story of Mavis Staples

"A memoir in poems of award-winning singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples"--

About the author

Born in 1939 and still performing in her 80s, Mavis Staples is one of the most admired musicians in the country. She holds multiple Grammy Awards including a Lifetime Achievement Grammy, is a Kennedy Center Honoree, and can be found in the Blues, Gospel, and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame. She and her family, The Staple Singers, were also known for their dedication to Civil Rights activism.

Carole Boston Weatherford is a two-time NAACP Image Award winner and the author of Unspeakable, which won the Coretta Scott King Award, a Sibert Honor and was a National Book Award Finalist; the Newbery Honor book Box; and the New York Times Bestseller Moses. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she now teaches at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.

Steffi Walthall is an illustrator and character designer born and raised in Virginia. She received her BFA in Game Development from the Savannah College of Art & Design and has illustrated several previous picture books, including Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round.

Summary

Legendary singer and Civil Rights activist Mavis Staples has teamed with an award-winning children’s poet to share her rousing life story in this spectacular picture book.

At 85, Mavis Staples is still singing in front of large audiences and sharing her message of love, faith, and justice. She’s been performing since age eight as part of her family’s gospel group The Staple Singers, and has become one of America’s most admired musicians, with multiple Grammys, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. But Mavis has been more than a thrilling singer; she has also stood alongside Martin Luther King, Jr., at numerous Civil Rights protests where her voice was a rallying cry to the country. Now she and acclaimed author Carole Boston Weatherford bring her story and her inspiring message to young people in this poetic, illuminating book, beautifully illustrated by Steffi Walthall.

Product details

• Authors: Mavis Staples, Staples Mavis, Steffi Walthall, Carole Boston Weatherford, Weatherford Carole Boston
• Assisted by: Steffi Walthall (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 9
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2024
• EAN: 9780593624692
• ISBN: 978-0-593-62469-2
• Dimensions: 276 mm x 249 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 472 g
• Illustrations: FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Art, music; Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music, Juvenile Nonfiction / Music / Popular, United States of America, USA, Pop Music, Picture books, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children's / Teenage: general non-fiction, Pop music (Children's / Teenage), Relating to African American / Black American people, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians, JUVENILE NONFICTION / African American & Black