In a CRACKITY-SNAPPITY-POPPITY-POP bubblegum dream, a young girl learns to scat from the master himself, Louis Armstrong! Written in prose and scat with wild and wonderful illustrations by R. Gregory Christie, this joyful tribute is downright contagious. CHEW-ITEE CHEW-ITEE CHEW-ITEE CHOP, CRACKITY SNAPPITY POPPITY POP!
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From Publishers Weekly
With the synergy of a veteran jazz duo, debut author Weinstein and Christie (Jazz Baby) pay rollicking tribute to Satchmo and the singing style he popularized. Freewheeling verbal and visual riffs elevate the simple plot: after a mother and daughter dance to the radio before bedtime (We spin an' twirl around, waggle our heads an' wiggle our hips), the girl learns to sing scat—about her bubble gum—when Armstrong visits her in a dream. Rippety wrapper/ glittery new/ pinkety sweet/ stickety chew. Children can both giggle at the bouncy non sequiturs (Cricket's throne/ puppy's bone/ bug's umbrella/ mozzarella???) and absorb some musical history from endnotes on Armstrong and scat. Christie's vibrant acrylics offer a pleasing, surreal fluidity. Floating purple trumpets, a winding musical staff and appearances by some hep-looking animals all jell with the anything-goes nature of the subject. Ages 5–9. (Feb.)
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From Booklist
Scat, the grown-up art form of sounding like a baby, finds a home in this energetic picture book featuring scat’s pioneering practitioner and a little girl who loves bubble gum. After her momma teaches her what scat is, she’s visited by Louis Armstrong in a dream. Together, they chew up a musical mouthful: “squash-itee / stretch-itee / gummity thick / squooz-itee / oooz-itee / blowitty quick!” Decked out in bubble-gum pinks and soulful blues, scenes of the little girl and Satchmo cool-catting it across the pages will gets kids moving, but it’s the bop-happy nonsense words themselves that highlight the art. The frenetic mix of font sizes, types, and layouts mimic the wild variations of vocal timbre and staccato rhythms that kids should have no problem glomming onto with a little bit of help. Ideal for group settings and early music classes, this book will encourage what kids do best: gleefully spouting nonsense, bouncing out of their seats, and being as silly as possible. Preschool-Grade 2. --Ian Chipman
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Absolutely wonderful! I read this book to my nephew and by the last page we were both bopping our heads and scatting right along with Muriel Harris Weinstein's rhythmic, magical words. She's clearly a pro and her love of jazz oozes off the page right into the reader's swinging shoulders and tapping toes. Loius Armstrong must be scatting his praise for Weinstein and this perfect book. I highly recommend it!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By misc089
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought this book because all the praise it got in the reviews but,for me it was not an enjoyable book to read. I love Louis Armstrong and I enjoy listening to his scat, as well as other scat masters like Ella Fitzgerald, so I thought it would be a great book to introduce this style of music and singing to my son. I thought we would have a blast singing the made up words but I just found the book to be awkward. The scat was clusmsy and did not flow and unbelievbly not fun to sing the scats.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is so wonderful it kept not one but 2 classes of preschoolers in rapt attention. They loved repeating the scat, feeling the cadence, letting it flow to create their own scats. It captured their imaginations and creativity. And it taught them a little music history to boot. What a great read, or do I mean ride!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
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delightful inspiration
Just read/ sang this book to my class of 2-5 year olds- and we had a spontaneous combustion of scat dancing, singing, rhyming and rhythms. What a great treat! Read more
Published 23 days ago by caribbeangirl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun
I used to work at a preschool and the teacher would always play this song called "Scat Like That." When I found this book I just had to get it for her. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MelissaR
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love this!
this is an adorable book. toddlers love all of the nonsense words and the rhythm is great. i love to read it to him
Published 3 months ago by S. Greene
5.0 out of 5 stars
My boy loves it!
My boy is almost 8 months old, he loves this book, especially when his dad reads it to him!
The pages are colorful and it's fun to look at. It's a great baby book!
The pages are colorful and it's fun to look at. It's a great baby book!
Published 7 months ago
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun book for kids!
My 3-year-old daughter picked up this book at the library. It's a lot of fun to read, and not too long to read again and again. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Emily K
5.0 out of 5 stars
The jim-iam jazz in this book's song
THE JIM JAM JAZZ OF THIS BOOK'S SONG. The voice in this book makes you wanna sing, makes you wanna dance, makes you wanna laugh and makes you wanna do all those things with mommy... Read more
Published 20 months ago by maggie the magician
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With Glee!
I direct a program for special kids...the kids want me to read this book to them everyday...and I oblige with glee... what fun!
Published on December 7, 2010 by Alan Schnee
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wonderful book
This is a great book for children and adults of all ages. Muriel Weinstein is such a wonderful and genuine author... Read more
Published on June 28, 2010 by M. Dean
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best kids' book I've seen in a long time!
Let me start by saying that I LOVE kids' books. My three children (ages 4, 4 and 6) have hundreds of books and I've read hundreds more in kids' book stores. Read more
Published on September 29, 2009 by Hilary P
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fuel for the Imagination
This is a beautiful, lyrical ride created by the author and the illustrator. When Louis Armstrong Taught Me Scat is fanciful and freeing, unleashing one's imagination while... Read more
Published on August 16, 2009 by L. Sugar
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