The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada
The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada

The Purple One: A Story of Prince by Matthew Burgess and Sirin Thada

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Ages: 6–9 years

From award-winning author Matthew Burgess and debut illustrator Sirin Thada, a picture book biography of music icon Prince, from childhood to superstardom, that crackles with electricity and soul

Prince is remembered as one of the greatest musicians and performers of all time. But before he achieved global superstardom, he was a child growing up in Minneapolis, with a universe of music inside him. From his first forays into writing songs with his school friends to his unprecedented three-album record deal at 19, and his surprise hit film Purple Rain to performing at the Super Bowl, Prince was never afraid to blaze his own trail—creating something entirely new, entirely free, and entirely PRINCE that would shape music and culture and resonate with audiences for generations to come.

Format: Hardcover

Matthew Burgess is a full-time professor at Brooklyn College and a part-time teaching artist in New York City public schools. He was fascinated by the lives of saints as a child, and now he loves sharing the stories of his artistic heroes with young readers. Matthew is the author of Enormous Smallness: A Story of E. E. Cummings, Drawing on Walls: A Story of Keith Haring, and Make Meatballs Sing: The Life & Art of Corita Kent. He lives with his husband in Brooklyn and Berlin.

Sirin Thada is a Thai-American illustrator and artist. She has loved drawing ever since she could hold a pencil, and eventually turned it into her full-time career. Currently, she works and lives in New York City, with her husband and a rescue pup named Indie. She is thrilled to have The Purple One as her picture book debut.

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