Bird & Diz (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780763666606)

An award-winning author and a Caldecott Medalist improvise a playful tribute to the creators of bebop--Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.

When sax player Charlie "Bird" Parker and trumpeter John "Dizzy" Gillespie make music together, they toss notes back and forth like a game of tag and chase each other with sounds. As Dizzy's cheeks puff out like a frog with glasses, the two friends beep and bop and push each other to create a new kind of music--a thrilling fast jazz full of surprises. Blending a playful, rhythmic narration with expressive illustrations as fluid and dynamic as their subjects, this tribute to the masters of bebop by acclaimed biographer Gary Golio and beloved artist Ed Young will have readers hankering to listen for themselves.

Author: Gary Golio
ISBN-10: 0763666602
ISBN-13: 9780763666606
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Language: English
Published: 02/26/2015
Pages: 26
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.48h x 10.05w x 0.51d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 75
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 01/05/2015
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2015 pg. 76
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 07/01/2015
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 43