Flap says ... our songs can set us free, as long as we hold on to the welcoming hands all around us.... a hymn to the power of art and of love." Well, fine, kinda, I guess so. But I'm sorry; I just can't make myself believe in it. I get the part where the little girl's dress turns the color of air - if you're reading this, don't miss that. But I have no idea why one would recommend putting a genie in a jar. If you understand that behavior that looks like brutality, please tell me. Musicians & people of color would probably get more out of this than I. Children, too, with their fresh naive innocency. But still, I'm not recommending it.

However I do recommend you YouTube Nina Simone, for whom the poem was originally written." ( )

I didn't like this book because it is meant for children, but the wording of everything made no sense to me so I felt like I was missing the deeper meaning or main idea of the poem

This is an easy read poetry book with lots of repition. It discusses the black loom and the love of one little girl. ( )