How An Author And Illustrator Adapted Nina Simone's Complicated Life Story For Kids

Audie Cornish
Jonaki Mehta
Ashley Brown

September 28, 2021 / 2:03 pm

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Traci Todd and illustrator Christian Robinson about their new children's book 'NINA: A Story of Nina Simone,' and adapting a complicated figure's story for kids.

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How An Author And Illustrator Adapted Nina Simone's Complicated Life Story For Kids

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