A review by sunflowerx
Perfect Timing: How Isaac Murphy Became one of the World's Greatest Jockeys by Patsi B. Trollinger, Jerome Lagarrigue

4.0

Perfect Timing is the story of Issac Murphy, one of the first African American jockeys. Trollinger told the story of when he rode his first horse up until his star career winning multiple Kentucky Derbies. Overall the story is powerful and introduces the reader to an icon they may not have been familiar with before. The one thing I wasn't a fan of was the illustrations in the book. Jerome Lagarringue's paintings are definitely wonderful but the style pulls away from the story and makes it harder to imagine what Issac looked like. I wished the pictures were a bit more vibrant and I feel as though this would keep studies more involved in the story.