Baby Flo
Subtitle: Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage
By: by Alan Schroeder ; illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright & Ying-Hwa Hu
Contributors: Van Wright, Cornelius; Hu, Ying-Hwa
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9781600604102
Subjects: Juvenile literature; African American singers; Biography
Description: Straight up: Florence was a remarkable child, and that's a fact.

Pint-sized dynamo "Baby Florence" Mills was singing and dancing just about as soon as she could talk and walk. She warbled a tune while her mama did laundry. Everywhere Flo went, she strutted through the streets of Washington, D.C. with a high-steppin' cakewalk. Flo's mama and daddy knew they had a budding entertainer in the family, so they entered Florence in a talent contest.

Baby Flo went on to become an international superstar during the Harlem Renaissance but first she had to overcome a case of stage fright and discover that winning wasn't everything. Here is the spirited story of that spunky young girl learning to chase her dreams with confidence. A sensation in her time, Baby Flo is back, dancing and singing her way into hearts and history.