Jonah Winter

Jazz Age Josephine: Dancer, Singer--who's That, Who? Why, That's Miss Josephine Baker, to You! Jonah Winter

A picture book biography that will inspire readers to dance to their own beats!

Singer, dancer, actress, and independent dame, Josephine Baker felt life was a performance. She lived by her own rules and helped to shake up the status quo with wild costumes and a you-can?t-tell-me-no attitude that made her famous. She even had a pet leopard in Paris!

From bestselling children?s biographer Jonah Winter and two-time Caldecott Honoree Marjorie Priceman comes a story of a woman the stage could barely contain. Rising from a poor, segregated upbringing, Josephine Baker was able to break through racial barriers with her own sense of flair and astonishing dance abilities. She was a pillar of steel with a heart of gold?all wrapped up in feathers, sequins, and an infectious rhythm.