Friday, April 23, 2021

The First Book of Jazz

 Charlotte is my music lover, playing piano, trumpet and teaching herself the guitar.  And she loves Jazz!  We often listen to old jazz records or cds, though I am hardly a connoisseur and not all that knowledgeable.  I just know that Jazz is a lot of fun!

This book by Langston Hughes is a great introduction, giving the history and information about jazz and some of it's most famous musicians.  And those midcentury angular illustrations can't be beat!

The First Book of Jazz
Langston Hughes
pictures by Cliff Roberts 












I totally appreciate this list of records to check out!




Wednesday, April 21, 2021

All the Small Poems and Fourteen More



Valerie Worth
illustrated by Natalie Babbitt 1996

A sweet little treasure of poetry!  I didn't realize that Natalie Babbitt was also just an illustrator (we love the books she's written like these.)

These are the kinds of poems perfect for slipping into lunch boxes or mailing off to little friends.

(I made a copy for Charlotte's lunch).