⬇️ Author Kelly J. Baptist shares about their picture book THE BAND IN OUR BASEMENT.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for music and bedtime lovers!"

📚 "This book can also be used to get kids excited about bedtime...or to forgo sleep for an impromptu jam session!"

Author: Kelly J. Baptist

Illustrator: Jenin Mohamed

Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers

Publication Date/Year: November 12, 2024

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⬇️ Author Cassie Silva shares about their picture book LISTENING TO THE QUIET.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for children who are curious about deafness and sign language."

📚 "This book can also be used to build more inclusive classrooms and discuss different ways of communication, as well as the role music and rhythm can play in communication."

Author: Cassie Silva

Illustrator: Frances Ives

Publisher: Lantana

Publication Date/Year: September 2023

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⬇️ Author Lisa Rogers shares about their picture book BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE.

✨ "This is the perfect picture book for inspiring creativity, thinking differently, and staying true to yourself."

📚 "This book can also be used to inspire readers to create their own images of sounds, to notice the sounds around them, and to compose music with those everyday sounds."

Author: Lisa Rogers 

Illustrator: Il Sung Na 

Publisher: Random House/Anne Schwartz Books 

Publication date:  October 2023

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📌 Website: http://www.lisarogerswrites.com/