by Nikki Giovanni
Rosa Parks enjoyed the morning of December 1, 1955, with her mother and husband before beginning her work day as a seamstress in Montgomery. After finishing work early, she took the bus home while daydreaming about the extra time she'd have with her family. She followed the rules by sitting in the neutral section; however, the bus driver hollered at her to move when a white passenger needed a seat. When she respectfully refused, he called the police and had her unjustly arrested. This, along with the lynching of a teenage boy, sparked a nonviolent civil rights movement which eventually led to a Supreme Court ruling stating that segregation on buses was illegal.
This picture book tells the story of Rosa Parks in a fresh way. Written as a biography, Nikki Giovanni shares the narrative of this famous event from a third person point of view. With this method, she includes factual information in a way that is appealing to children. Illustrator Bryan Collier's artwork assists with understanding Rosa by portraying her as a friendly, hard-working, peaceful, and proper woman. He presents Rosa in his paintings as though light is radiating from her, which emits a saintly aura. This book is well-deserving of the Coretta Scott King and Caldecott Honor awards and preserves historical information that should not be forgotten.
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Author, Nikki Giovanni's website: http://www.nikki-giovanni.com/
Interview with author:
The Montgomery Bus Boycott: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement/videos/montgomery-bus-boycott
