Robert Johnson’s Juneteenth Joy: The Life and Times of a Blues King
May 2027 · Astra Publishing House
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On Juneteenth, 1937, musician Robert Johnson, "the most important blues singer that ever lived," records songs that will impact American music forever. This narrative nonfiction picture book feels like a blues song and is ideal for kids ages 7-10.
Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, young Robert Johnson dreamed of playing the blues. Living in the Jim Crow South, young Bob saw music as the ultimate escape from hardship. He learned to play the guitar and began to write his own songs. Through his songs and records, Robert captured the spirit of joy and freedom. The music he recorded in Dallas during Juneteenth 1937 is legendary. While he died very young, his music lives on. Known as the King of the Delta Blues, he inspired and influenced numerous musicians, from Chuck Berry and B. B. King to Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton.
Award-winning author Alice Faye Duncan tells Robert Johnson's story in poetic vignettes accompanied by Rudy Gutierrez's swirling, colorful illustrations. This love letter to Robert Johnson feels like his blues music itself—deeply moving.
Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, young Robert Johnson dreamed of playing the blues. Living in the Jim Crow South, young Bob saw music as the ultimate escape from hardship. He learned to play the guitar and began to write his own songs. Through his songs and records, Robert captured the spirit of joy and freedom. The music he recorded in Dallas during Juneteenth 1937 is legendary. While he died very young, his music lives on. Known as the King of the Delta Blues, he inspired and influenced numerous musicians, from Chuck Berry and B. B. King to Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton.
Award-winning author Alice Faye Duncan tells Robert Johnson's story in poetic vignettes accompanied by Rudy Gutierrez's swirling, colorful illustrations. This love letter to Robert Johnson feels like his blues music itself—deeply moving.
On Juneteenth, 1937, musician Robert Johnson, "the most important blues singer that ever lived," records songs that will impact American music forever. This narrative nonfiction picture book feels like a blues song and is ideal for kids ages 7-10.
Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, young Rober...
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About the author
Alice Faye Duncan is the author of multiple children’s books, including Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop, which received a 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and five starred reviews; Coretta’s Journey, which was a 2023 Horn Book Fanfare Book and a Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Honor Book; and Evicted!, a Bank Street Best Book of the Year.
Rudy Gutierrez is an artist and children’s book illustrator. He received the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration for his work on Papa and Me by Arthur Dorros, a Caldecott Honor for Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney, the Américas Book Award for Pelé King of Soccer by Monica Brown, and the Sibert Honor for Call Me Roberto by Nathalie Alonso, among many other honors. He has created art for Carlos Santana's Shaman album cover, the Jimi Hendrix Forever Postage Stamp, and Chasing Trane, the John Coltrane documentary.
Rudy Gutierrez is an artist and children’s book illustrator. He received the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration for his work on Papa and Me by Arthur Dorros, a Caldecott Honor for Double Bass Blues by Andrea J. Loney, the Américas Book Award for Pelé King of Soccer by Monica Brown, and the Sibert Honor for Call Me Roberto by Nathalie Alonso, among many other honors. He has created art for Carlos Santana's Shaman album cover, the Jimi Hendrix Forever Postage Stamp, and Chasing Trane, the John Coltrane documentary.
Alice Faye Duncan is the author of multiple children’s books, including Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop, which received a 2019 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor and five starred reviews; Coretta’s Journey, which was a 2023 Horn Book Fanfare Book and a Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Honor B...
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