Description: The multi-awarding-winning singer, artist, actress, and icon presents this entertaining and empowering story in which young Mary, told there are many things she cannot do, isn't about to let anyone tell her she cannot sing.
Brief description:
Mary J. Blige is an award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, producer, and entrepreneur, and is one of the defining voices of our generation. With a track record of eight multiplatinum albums, nine Grammy Awards (and over thirty nominations), an Emmy Award, two Academy Award nominations, two Golden Globe nominations, a SAG nomination, and multiple honors, including a BET Lifetime Achievement Award, a Billboard Icon Award, and a Time 100 honor, Blige has cemented herself as a global superstar. She has starred in several film and television projects (including Netflix's Mudbound and STARZ' Power) and has performed on the world's largest stages, but the role she loves most is being a motivator to girls, women, and people who dare to dream big.
Review Quotes:
[A] solid choice. - School Library Journal
Infused with an affirming tone, this picture book features bright, peppy colors, plenty of energy, and a winsome protagonist... Will please the author's adult fans and win her a new generation of admirers. - Kirkus Reviews
In a stylish authorial debut, singer Blige draws on personal experience to tell the story of a determined Black child who learns how to "beat 'can't' with 'can.'" - Publishers Weekly