![]() One day she finally got a trombone and taught herself how to play and ended up touring the country making, and playing music on here trombone. The book Little Melba and Her Big Trombone is about a girl who loves music and wants to play an instrument of her own. Women trombonists are still not all that common, especially not African American women trombonists, so it's awesome that this book exists. I'm going to have to seek out some of her recordings. I love that a discography is appended, as well. I love the "Hoooooooooonk!" that is the first sound she makes with her trombone (at the age of 7). I learned more about her life from the afterward, but the main story is charming. They remind me of the Harlem Renaissance paintings by Archibald Motley. I really like the illustrations by Frank Morrison, by the way. ![]() I like that these issues are brought up, though, in both the text and illustrations. I don't read a lot of picture books, so I don't have much to compare it to, but dang, it's hard to adequately address issues like racism and sexism in such a brief work. ![]() I'd never heard of Melba Liston before, but she was born in 1926 and grew into a professional jazz musician who composed and arranged music in addition to touring with the likes Billie Holiday and Quincy Jones. ![]() I read this picture book biography because it's about a female trombonist. ![]()
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