Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar (Doubleday) by Charnelle Pinkney Barlow has received its second starred review, this time from BookPage, which says ”
“It’s difficult to convey the intricate charm of Pinkney Barlow’s gleeful cut-paper artwork. Textured and patterned papers create movement and depth, while colorful musical notations and bits of sheet music are incorporated throughout. Perhaps most impressive is the sense of place achieved by both text and art: Readers will truly feel as though they’ve visited Cotton Plant and met many of its animated, expressive denizens, from Pastor Murray, “mender of souls and mender of guitars,” whose shirt is made from blue-lined notebook paper, to Miss Mable, who compliments Tharpe’s “fast finger pickin’” as she hangs her laundry out to dry. ”
Little Rosetta and the Talking Guitar will be published February 28, 2023. Get the book here
Read the full review here