Mingus Mouse Plays Christmastime Jazz (Baby Loves Jazz) (Board book)

~ Andy Blackman Hurwitz (Author), Stephen Kelleher (Illustrator)
Key Phrases: Merry Christmas

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Product Description

Mingus Mouse comes home from his tour the night before Christmas and realizes that he forgot to get his mom a present! He falls asleep and dreams of all the fantastic things he could get for her—a billion flowers, a sparkly diamond ring, a huge piece of imported cheese, a new super-fast car . . . But Mingus has to find the perfect present! What will it be? Kids will love listening to jazzy versions of Christmas tunes like "Deck the Halls," "Jingle Bells," and "Silent Night" on the CD that comes with this book.

About the Author

Andy Blackman Hurwitz lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stephen Kelleher lives in Dublin, Ireland.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Board book: 16 pages
• Publisher: Price Stern Sloan (September 13, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843122102
• ISBN-13: 978-0843122107
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #101,728 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great music, few lyrics, December 27, 2007

By	BookJam "Jamie" (Sonoma County, CA) - See all my reviews

We've loved the other Baby Loves Jazz books (Ella Elephant & Miles the Crocodile), so we were really excited for this Christmas one. When it came my daughter recognized it and wanted to listen to it right away. The music was great, and I enjoy listening to it, but through the whole CD my daughter (3 1/2) kept asking when there was going to be a song with words, and sure enough she loved the two that had even a little bit of singing. Great music and we'll keep it around, but a bit disappointing due being primarily instrumental which wasn't what we were expecting.

3.0 out of 5 stars Instrumental Christmas Jazz CD - (Almost) No Words, December 7, 2008

By	SoCal Beach Mom (California) - See all my reviews

My 2 year old loves Charlie Bird (the best in the series, IMHO!) so I bought several other Baby Loves Jazz books. Love the music in all of the CD's but as a Mom I wish there was one track on each CD that narrated the story.

Mingus Mouse is primarily an instrumental jazz CD - so if your child likes to sing (mine does) there isn't much going on here. The story by itself doesn't hold much interest for her either. I do think if the story and music were interwoven (like Charlie Bird), she would enjoy it more.

Now that it is Christmas-time, it is her going to bed CD. I could probably play any of my other instrumental jazz CD's and have the same effect.

5.0 out of 5 stars Love these books~, November 30, 2008

By	Stacy Alley (Jonesboro, AR) - See all my reviews

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My 19-month old daughter loves these books (and the CDs) although she's enjoyed them since she was around 6 months old. I recommend them highly. And my husband and I enjoy reading them to her (which can't be said for every board book out there).