(Grades 1-4) Along with vibrant illustrations by Marjorie Priceman, Winter uses playful, rhythmic language to tell of Josephine Baker's journey from a St. Louis childhood of poverty to superstar-level fame in Paris by the time she was nineteen. Her whole story can't be told in a children's picture book, but this is a wonderful introduction to the Jazz Age, and a historically important entertainer. Possible Caldecott winner?