Review By JENNIFER KALI There are so many things I like about Charlie Parker Played Be Bop. My daughter received it for her second birthday and really enjoyed the text and the images. Its simple, rhyming text really held her attention. It’s a book about jazz. It’s written text, but it sounds like jazz music. What an amazing feat […]
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Charlie Parker Played Be Bop
August 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Baby Book·Charlie Parker·Chris Raschka·Depictions of Meat in Books·Good for Toddlers·Jazz·Jennifer Kali·Music·Preschoolers
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
January 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · Movies
Review By JESSICA ALMY I have to admit that a good part of my enchantment with Disney’s 2009 flick “The Princess and the Frog” has to do with its toe-tapping soundtrack, and the role that jazz plays in the New Orleans-based storyline. This retelling of the Frog Prince, now available on DVD, also features beautiful […]
Tags: Animated Movies·Crocodiles·Disney·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Frogs·Jazz·Music·Older Elementary·Princess