The Purple One

<b>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 </b><br><br> 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 <i>Purple Rain</i> to performing at the Super Bowl, Prince was never afraid to blaze his own trail?creating something entirely new, entirely free, and entirely <i>PRINCE</i> that would shape music and culture and resonate with audiences for generations to come.