Nine-year-old Melody loves her family`s annual visit to her Aunt Connie`s house, where she gets reacquainted with her cousins, gets to go swimming, and enjoys a huge meal with the entire family. During this particular visit, Melody and her cousin explore Aunt Connie`s attic and discover a series of paintings of famous African American women such as Rosa Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Zora Neale Hurston. The cousins are awestruck when the paintings magically come to life and the women tell of their important contributions to society. Color illustrations accompany the text.