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Ella Queen of Jazz
Ella Queen of Jazz | Helen Hancocks
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Ella Fitzgerald sang the blues and she sang them good. Ella and her fellas were on the way up! It seemed like nothing could stop her, until the biggest club in town refused to let her play and all because of her colour. But when all hope seemed lost, little did Ella imagine that a Hollywood star would step in to help. The inspiring, true story of how a remarkable friendship between Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe was born and how they worked together to overcome prejudice and adversity.
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LibrarianRyan
LibrarianRyan
Ella Queen of Jazz | Helen Hancocks
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2⭐️ I hate to do this, but the info bits at the back of the book were way better than the rest of the book. To start off, my galley has no words on the first page, and the first words make it feel like you are missing an introduction to Ella. It also seems like the author tries too hard to make the book not about Marilyn Monroe, and doesn't mention her last until almost the end. 👇🏻

LibrarianRyan This book would have been so much better if the author had decided to either A: make it a friendship story and give credit to both woman like it did in the end, or be just leave it as an ella story and leave out Marilyn‘s name all together. I really wanted to like this book. The illustrations are amazing, but the rest of it...ehhh. One suggestion on the illustrations, somehow name the awards. 👇🏻 5y
LibrarianRyan There are just pictures, and while most recognize a grammy statue, they may not know the Kennedy Honors, Presidential medal of honor, or the third one that I can‘t name.
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Kristy_K
Kristy_K
Ella Queen of Jazz | Helen Hancocks
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A quick, short children's bio on Ella Fitzgerald. Although her struggles of getting into places because she was black is briefly mentioned, this is really more about her friendship with Marilyn Monroe (I had no idea) and the power of friendship. I would have liked a little more content, even for a children's book, but the illustrations were good.

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#netgalley #biography #childrens

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MarriedtoMrT
MarriedtoMrT
Ella Queen of Jazz | Helen Hancocks
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Admittedly, I know very little about Ella Fitzgerald or Marilyn Monroe but I certainly didn‘t know they were friends or that they helped each other‘s careers. Picture book biographies for the win!

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