Project Description

Ol’ Bloo’s Boogie-Woogie Band and Blues Ensemble
by Jan Huling
illustrated by Henri Sorensen
Price: $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-56145-436-5
Publication Date: 9/1/2010
Page Count: 32
Size: 10-7/8″ x 9-5/8″
Age Range: 6 – 10
Language: English
F&P: GRL Q, Gr 4, Genre F
Lexile: AD880L
Themes: Bremen Town Musicians, Dreams, Fractured Fairy Tales, Friendship
BISAC 1: JUV012040 JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
BISAC 2: JUV031040 JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music
BISAC 3: JUV039140 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Issues / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
Reviews
“Read-aloud audiences will giggle at the dialect, nonstop action, and atmospheric descriptions of Huling’s retelling.” ―Publishers Weekly
“Bayou cadences, outre metaphors for each animal’s singing and an easy way with a rueful folkloric voice make this a treasure.” ―Kirkus Reviews
“Huling has fun with dialogue and details… Sorensen’s oils are softly fulsome, too, focusing on the homely, comic personalities of the animals and humans.” ―School Library Journal
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“Lyrical language sounds like an old jazz song…Children will enjoy the musical language and the humorous antics of the animals.” ―Library Media Connection
“A handstanding hoot and a half for youngsters to hear and to read, and the luscious shadowy paintings in russet hues add just the right tinge of Old South vibrancy and color.” ―Midwest Book Review
“Younger kids will understand enough to get a good laugh. This is a fun book to read aloud with all the twang and slanted speech.” ―Kid Lit Reviews
“The easy-going, laid-back language of the south adds some welcome down home American comfort to this old story.” ―Shelf-Employed
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Awards
Best Children’s Books of the Year ―Bank Street College of Education, 2011
Land of Enchantment Book Awards (Picture Narrative Master List) ―New Mexico Library Association, New Mexico Council of IRA 2012-2013
Society of School Librarians International Book Awards (Honor Book, Language Arts Picture Books) ―Society of School Librarians International, 2011
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Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award (Nominee, Grades 3-5) ―State Library of Louisiana and Louisiana Center for the Book, 2012-2013
Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award (Nominee) ―Washington Library Media Association, 2012
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award ―Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, 2010
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Meet the Author

Jan Huling was born in Chicago and raised in St. Louis. She is the author of Ol’ Bloo’s Boogie-Woogie Band and Blues Ensemble and Puss In Cowboy Boots. Huling lives in New Jersey.
Meet the Illustrator

Henri Sorensen has illustrated over twenty books for children, including The Yellow Star, The Printer, and Christmas in the Trenches. He is also the author-illustrator of two children’s books, New Hope and Your First Step. Sorensen lives in Denmark.