Before John Was a Jazz Giant

Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane is a children’s picture book by American author and critic Carole Boston Weatherford.^[1] It tells the story of a young John Coltrane growing up in the South in the 1930s. The book, published by Henry Holt in 2008, was illustrated by Sean Qualls.

Awards

• Coretta Scott King Honor, Illustrator (2009)^[2]
• American Library Association Notable Children's Books (2009)^[3]
• NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (2009)^[4]
• CPL: Chicago Public Library Best of the Best (2009)^[5]
• Michigan Great Lakes Great Books Award Master List (2009)^[6]
• Golden Kite Honor Book, CCBC Choice (Univ. of WI) (2009)^[7]
• Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year (2009)^[8]
• GA Picture Storybook Award ML (2012–2013)^[9]

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