Rogers' hip, playfully cartoonish spreads pop with clever visual allusions to jazz tunes and players. New York Times Onomatopoeic words will challenge readers and delight listeners. "I huz- huzz- huzzz a kazoo when I gets the mood," the young narrator exults. Rogers's pictures recall the delightful Hirschfeld tribute in the "Rhapsody in Blue" segment of Disney's "Fantasia 2000" - kicky lines and outlines in a whirl of motion. Ringing with exuberance and auditory delights, this second collaboration by world-renowned jazz musician and composer Wynton Marsalis and acclaimed illustrator Paul Rogers takes readers (and listeners) on a rollicking, clanging, clapping tour through the many sounds that fill a neighborhood. What's that sound? The back door squeeeaks open, sounding like a noisy mouse nearby - eeek, eeeek, eeeek! Big trucks on the highway rrrrrrrumble, just as hunger makes a tummy grrrrumble. Full color.īook Synopsis The creators of Jazz ABZ are back for an encore! With infectious rhythm and rhyme, musical master Wynton Marsalis opens kids' ears to the sounds around us. About the Book The creators of "Jazz ABZ" are back for an encore! With infectious rhythm and rhyme, musical master Wynton Marsalis opens kids' ears to the sounds around them.
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