I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Source: the library Firebirdby Misty Copeland picture book in Hardcover edition that was published by G.P. Putnam’s Books for Young Readers on September 14, 2014 and has 40 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Illustrator: Christopher Myers A standalone story that is inspired by Misty Copeland’s own rise as a ballerina. In 2015, Firebird won the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award and the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award New Writer Honor. In 2014, it was voted an NPR Best Book, an Amazon Best Book for Ages 6–8 as well as Amazon Best Book of the Month [September], and was Essence Magazine’s Best Children’s Book. To be fair, I suspect most of these awards are because it’s written by a black ballerina with a young black heroine. No, I’m not trying to be nasty. I’m simply unimpressed with the supposed “story”. My Take The inside end papers are a collage of textures from yellow to deepest orange. The inside graphics are similar to the cover with its modern blocks a collage of […]