{"id":1942,"date":"2026-01-12T10:40:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:42:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:42:35","slug":"prince-a-little-golden-book-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/nonfictionmonday\/prince-a-little-golden-book-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/princegoldenfc-960x1158.jpg?resize=525%2C633&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"633\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23989\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography<\/em><br \/>\nby Nikki Shannon Smith (Author) and Don Tate (Illustrator)<br \/>\n<em>@ <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4bq5vmO\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/a\/6037\/9798217025459\">Bookshop<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Booktalk:<\/strong> Happy book birthday to a 24-page picture book biography that celebrates Prince&#8217;s boundary-breaking artistry, his fearless self-expression, and his enduring influence on music, fashion, and culture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snippet:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/princegoldenint-960x614.jpg?resize=525%2C336&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"336\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-23991\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The author and the illustrator are both former <a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\/former-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">students<\/a>.<\/em><br \/>\n<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asuen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/nonfiction.monday.jpg?resize=158%2C111\" alt=\"Nonfiction Monday\" width=\"158\" height=\"111\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s Nonfiction Monday!<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/asuen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved. <em>(*bookstore affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prince: A Little Golden Book Biography by Nikki Shannon Smith (Author) and Don Tate (Illustrator) @ Amazon | Bookshop Booktalk: Happy book birthday to a 24-page picture book biography that celebrates Prince&#8217;s boundary-breaking artistry, his fearless self-expression, and his enduring influence on music, fashion, and culture. 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