Tiny's Hat

by Ann Grifalconi

Tiny, a young girl who misses her father, a traveling blues musician, lifts her own spirits by wearing his hat and singing his songs, in a heart-wrenching story inspired by the tragic childhood of Billie Holiday.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

(September 22, 1929 – February 19, 2020) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. Born in New York, she studied art at the Cooper Union School of Art, where she received a certificate in advertising art in 1950.

Reviews

[June]

Used this with a second grade walk in class. I wanted a bit of diversity. Since we had had a couple humor books, I included this one of a child missing her father.