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OL' BLOO'S BOOGIE-WOOGIE BAND AND BLUES ENSEMBLE
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Written by
Jan Huling
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Illustrated by
Henri Sorensen
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Hardcover: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-436-5
Total Pages: 32
Size: 10-7/8 x 9-5/8
Full color throughout
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Henri Sørensen has illustrated over twenty books for children, including Christmas in the Trenches, The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark, and The Printer. Sørensen lives in Denmark.
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Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. She attended Kansas City Art Institute. Her first book for children, Puss in Cowboy Boots is a Texas–style retelling of the classic story. Huling lives in New Jersey.You can visit Jan Huling's website at: www.janhuling.com
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Readers will howl over this hilarious backwoods retelling of "The Bremen Town Musicians."
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Ol' Bloo Donkey has spent year after year hauling cotton on a farm in the Deep South and dreaming of the day when he could retire from the fields and become a honky-tonk singer. But when he overhears the type of retirement plan Farmer Brown has in mind for him—an ominously permanent one—Ol' Bloo realizes it's time to hit the road and pursue his ambition of being a star.
Brayin' and hee-hawin' his way toward the bright lights of New Orleans, Ol' Bloo meets up with Gnarly Dog, One-Eyed Lemony Cat, and Rusty Red Rooster, all equally down on their luck and eager to join him for a lucrative second career. But when the ragtag quartet stumbles upon a tumbledown shack occupied by a band of thieves, their plans take a sudden and unexpected turn...
Jan Huling's colloquial retelling of Grimm's tale is set along the Texas–Louisiana border and filled with wit and charm. Illustrator Henri Sørensen's full-color paintings capture the unique backwoods setting and distinctive personalities of the characters. Additional silhouetted spot art sprinkled throughout the pages adds to the timelessness of the story.
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More books by Author/Illustrators:
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Christmas in the Trenches
This moving tribute to the power of the human spirit to unite people even in times of battle is based on an actual event from World War I.
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Printer, The
"As a boy, my father learned to speak with his hands. As a man, he learned how to turn lead-type letters into words and sentences. My father loved being a printer."
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