This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt, illus. by R. G. Roth

If you are looking for a fun way to introduce your little one to jazz, look no further.  The children’s song “This Old Man” gets a jazzy makeover in Karen Ehrhardt’s This Jazz Man. Ehrhardt pays tribute to some jazz greats like Charlie “Bird” Parker, John Birks “Dizzy” Gillespie, and Thomas “Fats” Waller. The author [...]

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Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler, illus. by R. Gregory Christie

Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler will have both listeners and readers snap, snap, snapping and toe-tapping in no time.  The whole family can join in the jam session along with Daddy, Mama, and Grandpa. Auntie toe-taps. Uncle soft-shoes. Fancy dancin’ baby sings, “Doo-Wop-Doo!” Wheeler’s rhyme is right on time with R. Gregory Christie’s jazzy illustrations. [...]

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Ruby Sings the Blues by Niki Daly

Ruby is little girl who is loud, very loud. And if you ask her classmates, parents, or some of her neighbors, they would say that being loud is NOT a talent. But not all of Ruby’s neighbor’s agree. Niki Daly writes a wonderful story of a young girl that has a talent and needs help [...]

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Please, baby, please by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, illus. Kadir Nelson

I am proud to say that I am a mother of a five month old little boy. But with the joys of being a new mother come many sleepless nights. Acclaimed filmmaker Spike Lee has teamed up with his wife Tonya Lewis Lee to bring us Please, Baby, Please. The reader first encounters a tired [...]

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Chester by Melanie Watt

If you are a cat lover, then you will thoroughly enjoy Chester by Melanie Watt. Chester is the author’s self-centered calico cat who thinks that the world should revolve around him. Watt begins a story about a wonderful country mouse. But Chester is armed with his trusty red marker and completely takes over the book. [...]

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The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by Mo Willems

Can you remember when you wanted something so badly that you would do anything short of committing a crime? You might have even wanted a BB gun like Ralphie in A Christmas Story. Well, then you have something in common with Mo Willems’ picture book The Pigeon Wants a Puppy! Our feathered friend tries to [...]

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