Flying Free : How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight artist-Leo & Diane Dillon A promotional poster created to

A promotional poster created to celebrate the 2007 publication of Holly Hobbie's Toot & Puddle: Let it Snow

She storms the countryside with her men

and more than a few hidden secrets in this unique and surprising series

Illustrations by Herman Pfeifer

who has never cared about anyone but herself

Flying Free : How Bessie Coleman's Dreams Took Flight artist-Leo & Diane Dillon A promotional poster created toBefore Bessie Coleman blazed a high trail with her plane . . . Before she performed in death defying flying shows that would earn her fame as "Queen Bess" . . . Before she traveled the country speaking out against discrimination, Bessie was a little girl with a big imagination that took her to the sky, through the clouds, and past the birds. Knocking down barriers one by one, Bessie endured racism and grueling training to become the first black female