Ordinary Days: The Seeds, Sound, and City That Grew Prince Rogers Nelson

(Hardback)

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On ordinary days, you could see him. A beautiful boy, but small with a smile given only to lilacs growing between broken sidewalks carrying in his pockets a sound. Before Prince became one of the bestselling musicians of all time, he was a boy named Prince Rogers Nelson. Often overlooked and abandoned, he found his own inspiration in the world around him-teaching himself how to play the guitar, the piano, the drums, and much more. And when he grew up, he used these small details of the everyday to make music, and make the world around him more colorful. With gorgeous art from Jacqueline Alcntara, Ordinary Days is a tender, profound look into Prince's early life and the moments that shaped him.

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"This poetic picture-book biography is a sensitively expressed tribute... Through its compelling poetry, this poignant perspective on Prince's boyhood illuminates the moments that led an ordinary boy to become a musician of extraordinary accomplishments." --Booklist

"[A] lyrical tribute to the groundbreaking Black musician." --Kirkus

Author Bio

Angela Joy was born half a block from the little pink house that Prince called home, and performed live with him in 1999 at Madison Square Garden. She is the author of Black is a Rainbow Color and Choosing Brave. angelajoybooks.com Jacqueline Alcntara's works have received multiple starred reviews and been named Best Books of the Year by Kirkus, School Library Journal, Shelf Awareness, and The Horn Book, among others. jacquelinealcantara.com