105 // Harlem's Little Black Bird / Renee Watson, ill. Christian Robinson

Renee Watson, ill. Christian Robinson

• Random House

• 2012

• Born to parents who were both former slaves, Florence Mills knew at an early age that she loved to sing, and that her sweet, bird-like voice, resonated with those who heard her. Performing catapulted her all the way to the stages of 1920s Broadway where she inspired everyone from songwriters to playwrights. Yet with all her success, she knew firsthand how prejudice shaped her world and the world of those around her. As a result, Florence chose to support and promote works by her fellow black performers while heralding a call for their civil rights.- From Amazon.

• Biography - informational texts - Black history month

• This is the simplest of Robinson's paper collages - I like the use of more patterned papers in this one!