Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

With passion and unparalleled skill, Traci Todd and Christian Robinson bring this iconic singer’s story to young readers and their families. Meet young Eunice, who sang before she could talk, and journey with her from the piano stool she shared with her father in her childhood home, to piano lessons, to church with her mother, and on to the bars and concert halls where she became the one and only Nina Simone.

Learn about how Nina’s voice started out rich and sweet but grew to a thunderous roar as the Civil Rights Movement gained steam. Witness this artist in all her power and glory, singing in protest against racial inequality and discrimination. With rhythmic, child-centred prose and truly masterful images, Nina perfectly demonstrates the relationship between art and activism