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Jimi Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix

by Javaka Steptoe

Picture book · ages 4–8 · grades K–3 · 620L · 32 pages · 2010

Why we'd hand it over

Steptoe's collage art makes the story visual and kinetic; the narrative honors Jimi's childhood struggle and joy without sanitizing or overselling, and it lands for kids who feel sideways from the world.

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