Joni: The Lyrical Life of Joni Mitchell

(Hardback)

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Colors burst across each page, with layers of collage-work emphasizing the richness of Mitchells influences and imagination. Will speak to readers just starting their own exploration of artistic expression." Booklist (starred review)

Celebrate the captivating life of Joni Mitchell, the world-famous songbird who used her music to ignite and inspire an entire generation, in this stunning picture book biography from award-winning author and illustrator Selina Alko.This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. Its a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.

Joni Mitchell painted with words.

Sitting at her piano or strumming the guitar, she turned the words into songs.

The songs were like brushstrokes on a canvas, saying things that were not only happy or sad but true.

But before composing more than two hundred songs, Joni was a young girl from a town on the Canadian prairie, where she learned to love dancing, painting, birdsong, and piano. As she grew up into an artist, Joni took her strong feelingsfeelings of love and frustration, and the turbulence that came with being a young womanand wrote them into vivid songs.

Brought to life by Selina Alkos rainbow collages and lyrical language, this heartfelt portrait of a feminist and folk icon is perfect for parents, children, and music lovers everywhere.

Back matter includes a letter from the author and Jonis full discography.

An inspired and creative ode to the inimitable Joni Mitchell.Kirkus

Layered mixed-media collages featuring cut paper, found images, and colorful smears of paint effectively evoke the richly rendered emotional landscapes of Mitchells songwriting.Publishers Weekly

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Colors burst across each page, with layers of collage-work emphasizing the richness of Mitchells influences and imaginationWill speak to readers just starting their own exploration of artistic expressionYoung people will be inspired to explore Mitchells discography and appreciate the influential singer. Booklist (starred review) An inspired and creative ode to the inimitable Joni Mitchell. Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Selina Alko lives and works in the kid-lit rich borough of Brooklyn with her husband, the illustrator Sean Qualls and their two children. Selina won various awards, including the NAIBA Carla Cohen Free Speech Award, for her book The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage- that she co-wrote and illustrated with her husband. She is also the illustrator of Paige Britt's Why Am I Me picture book which Grace Lin called simply "gorgeous". Alko's illustrations were featured in our very own Shaking Things Up: 14 Women Who Changed the World and several other books for children. Find her at: http://www.selinaalko.com/