A beautiful new edition of a Coretta Scott King New Talent Award-winning book about music.
Judy Cox is a musician, former elementary school teacher, and the
author of picture books such as Sheep Won't Sleep. Her chapter
books including Ukelele Hayley, a Bank Street College Best Book,
and The Secret Chicken Society, which was nominated for four state
awards and named a Best of the Best title by the Chicago Public
Library. She lives in Oregon.
Elbrite Brown is an art teacher, fine artist, and children's book
illustrator. Raised in Philadelphia, he has fond memories of his
mother drawing little pictures to help him associate letters with
images as she taught him the alphabet. He was awarded the 2004
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award.
"More a celebration of sound than a story, this upbeat picture book
explores 10 different types of music. The young African-American
narrator introduces each member of her extended family and the
style of music he or she plays, from blue grass to marching band to
rock 'n' roll to church hymns.... A glossary defining all the
musical terms and genres appears on the last page. The cut-paper
illustrations are vibrant and filled with energy." —School
Library Journal
"Brown depicts this exuberant percussionist with cornrows and a big
grin, confidently accompanying big band and string quartet, dancing
on club stages, and joining marching bands, plainly welcome
wherever she goes. . . it's the pride this child takes in her
family, and her place in that family, that readers will remember
most clearly."—Kirkus Reviews
"This [is a] charmer about a family of music makers. The young
female narrator starts off describing a page of pictures of her
family. "We all love music," she says, and the images include those
of instruments as well as of musicians.... The paper-cut
illustrations vibrate with color and--almost--with sound. The
multiracial family with its rainbow of skin tones is not only a
lovely multicultural statement but also a vivid reflection of
contemporary families and musical tastes." —Booklist
"In the end, this book is about much more than different styles of
music or teaching music to children. It is a book for children
about family unity and togetherness, valuing diversity, and
celebrating life." —Beautiful Books For Children
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