Debbie A. Taylor

Taylor tells the story of a Youngblood clarinet player, who's trying desperately to find his uncle's hat for a photograph. Hi sunshine Uncle I a about famous jazz clarinet player in Harlem, and husband picture USB being taken for a jazz magazine. While searching for his hat, C.J. finds a crowd of jazz artists that also want to be in the jazz magazine photograph. The story was inspired by a real picture Taylor saw of a large group of famous jazz musicians on the steps of a brownstone in Harlem. The photo included little kids sitting on the sidewalk, and Taylor decided to create a story for one of them. He story is very cute, and I LOVED the illustrations. The art style is mesmerizing and colorful, and it so effectively shows the action and life of Harlem. I genuinely enjoyed this story, but only wish there was a bit more to it. I wish there was a bit more character building in the story, but otherwise it was fantastic!… (altro)