Del Norte Public Library

From bebop to New Orleans, from ragtime to boogie--and every style in between--this collection of energetic poems, accompanied by bright and exhilarating paintings, celebrates different styles of the American art form, jazz.

One night at the Hotel Midnight, the lyrics written and sung by jazz musician Rat are those inspired by his friendship with Bat, who plays the piano and writes the tunes.

C.J., who aspires to be as great a jazz musician as his uncle, searches for Uncle Click's hat in preparation for an important photograph and inadvertently gathers some of the greatest musicians of 1950s Harlem to join in on the picture.

Cool cats entertain the crowds with their music in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

When a mouse scurries into a house and starts to play jazz music, other animals join in, one by one, each using his or her own particular talent.

Ruby's loud voice annoys everyone around her, until she learns to control her volume with the help of her new jazz musician friends.

A young cat from Mississippi works hard learning to play the saxophone and takes the train to New York City so he can play with the cool cats.

A young rat hides in his father's bass case and tags along as he plays and scats around the big city.

While seeking directions to town, a fly picks up the rhythm of the answers he gets from a frog, a hog, a donkey, and a dog, and then uses these sounds to jazz up his band's music.

"The Elegance of the Hedgehog meets The Perks of Being a Wallflower in this novel celebrating being a little bit odd, finding your people, and the power of music to connect us For Steffi, going to school everyday is an exercise in survival. She's never fit in with any of the groups at school, and she's viciously teased by the other girls in her class. The only way she escapes is through her music -- especially jazz music. When Steffi hears her favorite...