{"product_id":"the-green-piano-how-little-me-found-music-hardcover","title":"The Green Piano: How Little Me Found Music - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoberta Flack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHayden Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard, repaired, and painted green.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in a Blue Ridge mountain town, little Roberta didn't have fancy clothes or expensive toys...but she did have music. And she dreamed of having her own piano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her daddy spies an old, beat-up upright piano in a junkyard, he knows he can make his daughter's dream come true. He brings it home, cleans and tunes it, and paints it a grassy green. And soon the little girl has an instrument to practice on, and a new dream to reach for--one that will make her become a legend in the music industry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is a lyrical picture book--perfect for aspiring piano players and singers--that shares an intimate look at Roberta Flack's family and her special connection to music.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegendary singer \u003cb\u003eRoberta Flack\u003c\/b\u003e is known for her number one singles \"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face\", \"Killing Me Softly with His Song,\" \"Feel Like Makin' Love,\" and \"Where Is the Love\" and \"The Closer I Get to You,\" two of her many duets with Donny Hathaway. She is the recipient of thirteen Grammy nominations, four of which she won, as well as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eTonya Bolden\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author\/co-author\/editor of more than two dozen books for young people. They include \u003ci\u003eFinding Family, \u003c\/i\u003e which was a \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e and Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year; \u003ci\u003eMaritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book; \u003ci\u003eMLK: Journey of a King\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award; and \u003ci\u003eEmancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the Dawn of Liberty\u003c\/i\u003e, an ALSC Notable Children's Book and CBC\/NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. Tonya also received the Children's Book Guild of Washington, DC's Nonfiction Award. A Princeton University magna cum laude baccalaureate with a master's degree from Columbia University, Tonya lives in NYC. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHayden Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e is a painter and children's book illustrator born and raised in the wilderness of Western Massachusetts. Her clients include the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e MIT, and \u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun. The Green Piano \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut picture book.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 10.2 x 10.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Apocalypse Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42869596717118,"sku":"9780593479872","price":17.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2059\/7683\/files\/akZuOU5UcVg5QUdFbkNscHU4TXJLUT09.webp?v=1780837696","url":"https:\/\/goldenapplecomics.com\/products\/the-green-piano-how-little-me-found-music-hardcover","provider":"Golden Apple Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}