![]() ![]() He received the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Ellington Was Not a Street by Notzake Shange. KADIR NELSON has illustrated many popular books for children, including Just the Two of Us by Will Smith and Please, Baby, Please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee. JERDINE NOLEN is the author of many beloved picture books, including Raising Dragons, which won the Christopher Award and was a Smithsonian Magazine Notable Book for Children. Shortly after being born one stormy night, Rose thanks her parents, picks a name, and gathers lightning into a ballall of which is only a harbinger of feats to come. 1, 2003 Nolen and Nelson offer a smaller, but no less gifted counterpart to Big Jabe (2000) in this new tall tale. Jerdine Nolen's wondrous tale and Kadir Nelson's outstanding illustrations bring to life this larger-than-life story about a resilient young girl who overcomes adversity even in the face of mother nature. by Jerdine Nolen & illustrated by Kadir Nelson RELEASE DATE: Sept. Thunder Rose vows to grow up to be more than just big and strong, thank you very kindly-and boy, does she ever! But when a whirling storm on a riotous rampage threatens, has Rose finally met her match? ![]()
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