God Bless the Child Author:Billie Holiday, Jr., Arthur Herzog The song "God Bless the Child" was first performed by legendary jazz vocalist Billie Holiday in 1939 and remains one of her enduring masterpieces. In this picture book interpretation, renowned illustrator Jerry Pinkney has created images of a family moving from the rural South to the urban North during the Great Migration. This extraordinary boo... more »k stands as a tribute to all those men and women who dared so much to get their own.« less