Dante Plays His Blues

"A resonant tale of a boy dealing with change in his own way." -- Kirkus Reviews From debut author Allen R. Wells and New York Times bestselling illustrator Shamar Knight-Justice comes a tender and heartwarming picture book about a boy affected by housing insecurity who learns the power of expressing his feelings through music. When Dante and his mother lose their housing, they move in with Uncle Ron and Uncle Joe. It''s tough at first, as Dante misses his friends and his neighborhood, so Uncle Ron teaches him to play the saxophone. Together they practice every day, DO-RE-MI-FA-RROOWWRR! Learning how to play is hard, especially when you have the blues. Can Dante turn his blues into his muse?

Product details

• Authors: Allen R Wells, Allen R. Wells
• Assisted by: Shamar Knight-Justice (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 4
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.06.2024
• EAN: 9780063216259
• ISBN: 978-0-06-321625-9
• No. of pages: 32
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Music, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emotions & Feelings, JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Multigenerational, JUVENILE FICTION: Performing Arts / Music, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Music and musicians, Children’s / Teenage: Social topics: Poverty / precarity