Just Like Tina

Tina was fearless. Tina was resilient. Tina was kind.
And Shay is determined to follow in her footsteps in this lyrical and encouraging picture book inspired by the life of Tina Turner.
Shay may be the biggest Tina Turner fan there is. Tina's songs, videos, and performances have flowed through her house for as long as she can remember, and Shay is pretty sure she's been a Tina Turner fan since birth, her love only growing more and more over the years. And now is her time to be Tina... on stage, at least. The annual Tina Turner Day celebration has arrived and Shay wants to be just as charismatic and perfect on stage as her idol. But when no one else seems to be as passionate, Shay starts to question if she really can be just like Tina.
With moving text from Ebony Lynn Mudd and heartwarming illustrations from Maruga Koops, Just Like Tina encourages readers to find the balance between celebrating their favorite performers while staying true to themselves, using that inspiration to forge their own paths. This story honors Tina Turner and strives to keep her memory alive for many generations of readers to come while reminding readers that being themselves is simply the best.

Ebony Lynn Mudd (she/her) is an author centering Black children and celebrating the rich diversity within the Black community through her work. A former professional dancer and teacher, Ebony has always been passionate about creating stories of all types and continues to do so with her writing. She lives in North Carolina with her family.
Maruga Koops (she/her) is a self-taught illustrator from the Netherlands. Maruga loves to draw diverse characters and bring them to life with color and texture. She has a passion for creating illustrations that real children can identify with, relate to, and recognize themselves in, representation she did not have growing up but that she hopes to make a reality for current and future children. She lives with her husband and two daughters.