Drum Dream Girl

Drum Dream Girl

2015 • 48 pages

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Follows a young Cuban girl in the 1930s as she strives to become a drummer, despite being continually reminded that only boys play the drums, and that there's never been a female drummer in Cuba. Includes note about Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, who inspired the story, and Anacaona, the all-girl dance band she formed with her sisters.


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Gorgeously colorful and fluid illustrations that move with the poem and add to it's verbal liveliness. Not enough back matter to truly know more about this real-life drummer, but an uplifting tale beautifully rendered.

January 21, 2016