This is a children’s book, a condensed autobiography of Coretta Scott King, MLK Jr.’s wife. I already knew all of these facts because of reading the latest MLK biography last year, but this was a refreshing review of just how determined and admirable Coretta was. She was the rock of MLK Jr. and was just as passionate about civil rights as he was. The amount of stress and racism she endured to support MLK’s political career is unthinkable. This would be an excellent book to share with children as they listen to and learn about such an important woman.

Thank you Macmillan Audio, Macmillan Young Listeners for accepting my request to audibly read Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King.

Narrator: January LaVoy

Stars: 4

I had to listen twice. Yes, it's true. I picked up a book on Mrs. King and spent the first listen wondering when I was going to learn about Dr. King. Yes, It's true, I did.

When Narrator LaVoy (one of my absolute favorites) said Jimmy Carter (Another that I love.) I clued in -- I had forgotten that Dr. King's wife was successful on her own. I had forgotten she was multifaceted. (I'm old enough to remember.)

The audiobook is short especially given all Mrs. King's accomplishments, family, and heartaches. Once my head was on straight and I stopped fan crushing on the narrator and President Carter, I summarized the book as categories and "needs annotations."

I highly recommend for all ages.

This beautiful picture book was adapted from Coretta Scott King's adult autobiography. It was an incredible overview of her life - everything from her picking cotton as a young girl, to her life life with Dr. King. It mentions racism, protesting, sit-ins, etc. I think it would be a great starter getting young ones into thinking about inequality and how we can change for the better.

This is a children’s nonfiction book adaptation from the adult memoir. It is brief and almost a summary of what you can find across history books if you researched as an adult; however, having it all in one book written for the youth is great for a home learning experience and as a teaching aid for schools.

It was great to learn about someone that I honestly did not know much about. Learning about Coretta’s life was interesting and I hope to read more about her in the future.

I just finished listening to the autobiography of Coretta Scott King narrated by January Lavoie, who I want to say is my favorite narrator and always does such a phenomenal job. In the book about Mrs. King we learned about her birth in Alabama her hiring out to get money for her family when she was 10 eventually going to Antioch college and leaving there to go to the musical Conservatory to meeting Martin Luther King Jr. and much much more it covers the birth of her first baby Yolanda the bombing of their home while baby Yolanda slept all the way to the death of her husband and the brave widow carrying on his message. This is a great book and although it is brief and without much detail it is a great way for young kids to learn about Mrs. King or anyone else who likes getting cliff notes on a topic as a pose to a thick tome of someone’s life this is a great audiobook and one I totally enjoyed at the end they even tell you each big moment in her life the year it happened and date it’s just so good I thoroughly enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. I want to thank McMillan audio and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.

I selected this audio book not knowing it would be quick but it was informative and great for younger ones. I only wish I could see the illustrations. If they’re anything like the cover, I’m sure they’re stunning. I was intrigued hearing Coretta’s perspective and hearing a bit about her upbringing. There was significant black history timelined in the end of the book, as well. Wonderful, educational resource for younger kids.

This was wonderful! I listened to it while putting my daughter to bed tonight (she's becoming quite the audiobook fan lately, and is often requesting audiobooks to lull her to sleep).

The physical book is 40 pages. The audiobook is 44mins at 1x speed.

This children's book was adapted from Coretta Scott King's adult memoir, and though it's much shorter, it gives a good overview, from Mrs. King's beginnings picking cotton for $2 week, her early experiences with racism and white supremacist violence, to meeting and eventually starting a family with Martin Luther King Jr..

There's mention of the boycotts, sit-ins, protests, and the March on Washington, as well as Mrs. King's role in the Civil Rights Movement, both as MLKs wife and biggest supporter, and then as an activist in her own right, picking up where her late husband left off.

We hear of the creation of the The King Center, a global human rights organization, expanding the message of non violence, as well as Mrs. King's role in ending the apartheid in South Africa.

Where the audiobook lacks the pictures of the physical book, it makes up for it with the sound effects! Seasoned narrator January Lavoy is wonderful as always! Her voice is soothing and easy on the ears, and she narrates this book just beautifully.

Toward the end, I was pleasantly surprised to hear the inclusion of an oral timeline - kind of a combination of the life of Mrs King, as well as key moments in civil rights movement.

I'm so glad I gave this one a listen. Though my daughter ended up falling asleep 😂 (it's late here, and has nothing to do with the book lol), I certainly enjoyed t. I'll have to play it again for her another time.

5 easy stars! Thanks Macmillan Audio for my gift ALC.