This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love, and it all started with a beat-up piano that her father found in a junkyard.
Growing 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.
When 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 a legend in the music industry.
This picture book is perfect for aspiring piano players and singers. It's an intimate look at Roberta Flack's family and her special connection to music. (I remember her version of "Killing Me Softly" and am now singing it in my head.)
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