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Picture book · Children

God Bless the Child

written by Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr., illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

40 pages · 2008

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About the book

First performed by jazz legend Billie Holiday in 1939, "God Bless the Child" remains one of her enduring masterpieces. In this picture book interpretation, Pinkney depicts a family moving from the South during the Great Migration. Includes a CD of Holiday's recording. Full color.

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