Illustrated by Bruce Degen
When the weather gets cold
/ And a mouse slips in, / A jazzmatazz story
Is sure to begin… Meet a piano-playing mouse, a dog with drums, a cat with a fiddle, a bird who sings, a fish who blows musical bubbles and one great tap-dancing kid! What kind of music will you make? Doo-dat, ditty-dat, doo!
When the weather gets cold
And a mouse slips in,
A jazzmatazz story
Is sure to begin…
Meet a piano-playing mouse, a dog with drums, a cat with a fiddle, a bird who sings, a fish who blows musical bubbles and one great tap-dancing kid! What kind of music will you make? Doo-dat, ditty-dat, doo!
Reviews
“…a bright, syncopated jam session sure to please storytime audiences.” – Kirkus Reviews
“…rhythmic text…a jazzy refrain…the music is represented as brightly colored ribbons and shapes…filled with whirling, dancing people, animals, and rainbows…swelling, rhythmic sound…” – Booklist
“This cheerful book about making one’s own music is full of color and sound… a spirited book … for a foot-tapping storytime.” –School Library Journal
