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Drum Dream Girl

How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
May 25, 2015
n 1930s Cuba, a young girl is bursting with rhythm. She plays conga drums, bongó drums, and "big, round, silvery, moon-bright timbales." Despite her talent, the girl is banned from performing by her father, who says drums are only for boys. Yet she keeps practicing (and keeps dreaming) until she finally gets the chance she longs for. Based on the life of Chinese-African-Cuban drummer Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, Drum Dream Girl's lively, poetic text is layered over surreal illustrations that practically glow with tropical colour. Picture books newsletter, May 2015.