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Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Strike Up The Band! Play This Book by Jessica Young

TO START OUR SHOW WE NEED A BAND--

MAYBE YOU CAN LEND A HAND!

It's an invitation you can't turn down! But what does it take to make that sound?

It takes melody, harmony, and rhythm.

First, to move your feet, you've got to have that rhythmic beat: There's a snare drum, with two drum sticks, one for each hand.

RAT-A-TAT!

And to back it up, shake-shake-shake those two maracas!

CHICK CHICK CHICK!

But for a melody we need some instruments that can play a lot of notes:

There's the trombone, with his long slide. He can play fast and hot and slow and sweet!

BWAH! B-W-A-A-AH!

And to mellow out that brass, there's the sax:

DOO-BEE-DOO-BEE-DOO!

And don't forget the piano and guitar! They can do it all--melody, harmony, and rhythm! At the same time!

TINK TINK TINK!

STRUM, STRUM! STRUM WITH YOUR THUMB!

And for a little drama, to end with a smash, there're the cymbals! Give them a --

CRASH!

Kids are part of the show in Jessica Young's interactive introduction to musical instruments, Play This Book (Bloomsbury, 2018). Young's simple narrative builds a band, with kids busking along on every page. Daniel Wiseman's bright and busy illustrations back up this simple intro to some of the instruments that make music and kids will want to join in and take a bow as the author invites them to do at the end of the performance. Says School Library Journal, "Music-loving kids will go nuts for this interactive book. . . ."

For more interactive book fun, share this one with Young's earlier book, Pet This Book.

Or for preschool would-be musicians, pair this one with Shirley Parenteau's Bears in a Band (Bears on Chairs). (see review here)

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