
Warm up those vocal chops and get ready for the swingingest read-aloud of the year. Loud and clear, the creators show how tuning into everyday sounds can inspire music. Rogers’ hip, playfully cartoonish spreads pop with clever visual allusions to jazz tunes and players. Onomatopoeic words will challenge readers and delight listeners.

“I huz- huzz- huzzz a kazoo when I gets the mood,” the young narrator exults. Rogers’s pictures recall the delightful Hirschfeld tribute in the “Rhapsody in Blue” segment of Disney’s “Fantasia 2000” - kicky lines and outlines in a whirl of motion. Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp!: A Sonic Adventure
