Rosa

Rosa by Nikki Giovanni was the Coretta Scott King illustrator award winner for 2006. It was illustrated by Bryan Collier. It was also a Caldecott Honor book. This book is the story of Rosa Parks. It is written in an easy to read way and would be a great read aloud book for a class.

          The pictures in this book were amazing. They were done in painting, as well as, collage format. The pictures really added to the story. Rosa Parks has an amazing story all on her own, but the pictures made this book truly moving.

          One thing that I learned from this book was that a story does not have to be fictional for children to enjoy it. This was a true story of an amazing woman, but it was written and illustrated in a way that was fun and easy for children. I truly enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it for the classroom.