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This Jazz Man by Karen Ehrhardt
5.0
This picture book recreates the children's song "This Old Man" to introduce jazz legends. The text flows well with the tune, and includes fun onomatopoeia and jazz vocabulary. It's not immediately obvious that the men in the book are historical figures, but the backmatter shares information about each man and what he was famous for.
Update: I read this for a music and movement storytime, and it was great! I was nervous about singing with no accompaniment, but it went fine, and the kids and adults seemed to enjoy this. A preschool group came, and those kids started playing pretend instruments in the air and making the noises, without any prompting from me. It was so fun. I really enjoyed sharing this, and it was perfect for February's extra emphasis on Black representation.
Update: I read this for a music and movement storytime, and it was great! I was nervous about singing with no accompaniment, but it went fine, and the kids and adults seemed to enjoy this. A preschool group came, and those kids started playing pretend instruments in the air and making the noises, without any prompting from me. It was so fun. I really enjoyed sharing this, and it was perfect for February's extra emphasis on Black representation.