I Got the Rhythm
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
On a simple trip to the park, the joy of music overtakes a mother and daughter. The little girl hears a rhythm coming from the world around her- from butterflies, to street performers, to ice cream sellers everything is musical! She sniffs, snaps, and shakes her way into the heart of the beat, finally busting out in an impromptu dance, which all the kids join in on! Award-winning illustrator Frank Morrison and Connie Schofield-Morrison, capture the beat of the street, to create a rollicking read that will get any kid in the mood to boogie.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
These husband-wife collaborators present a book that reflects the joy and delight of an African-American girl who's energized by the sounds, sights, and smells around her. Accompanied by her mother and eventually joined by friends, she bops through a city park puffy pigtails bouncing and a wide grin on her face as she uses her whole body to respond to and interpret the rhythm she detects around her. The driving beat of debut author Schofield-Morrison's narrative is likely to have readers bouncing and tapping right along with her: "I shook a rhythm with my hips. SHAKE SHAKE. I felt the rhythm with my knees. KNOCK KNOCK." Morrison's (Stars in the Shadows) full-bleed oil paintings make the most of the story's more boisterous moments. His lithe caricatures showcase rubbery limbs, chipmunk cheeks, and arching bodies as the girl breakdances in front of an admiring crowd ("I popped and locked./ I hipped and hopped") and a spontaneous line dance erupts amid a diverse group of children. An upbeat celebration of the senses, self-expression, and camaraderie. Ages 2 6.
