Blue and Red Make Purple: A musical journey with Jennifer Gasoi

by Jennifer Gasoi, Steve Adams (Illustrator)

Overview

A musical picture book featuring 12 songs that explore several musical styles. Discover the different colours of jazz according to Grammy Award winner Jennifer Gasoi with this musical picture book that melds bluegrass, Dixieland, Cajun, calypso, klezmer, and many other styles. The accompanying CD offers 12 catchy, tuneful, playful, and totally endearing songs. The musical picture book includes notes highlighting the history, instruments, and unique characteristics of each musical genre, along with listening suggestions and activities for each song. WINNER OF THE PARENTS’ CHOICE GOLD AWARD AND NATIONAL PARENTING PUBLICATIONS GOLD AWARD

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782924217795
Publisher:	The Secret Mountain
Publication date:	10/01/2016
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Vancouver-born Jennifer Gasoi is a Grammy and Parents’ Choice Gold Award singer-songwriter. She is one of Canada’s most acclaimed children’s performers and recording artists, offering upbeat, intelligent jazz and world beat influenced music with all-ages appeal. In addition to her many sold-out Canadian performances, the Montreal-based musician has performed across the United States, Brazil, Israel, Singapore, India, the U.K. and Japan. Steve Adams has collaborated with many publications over his career, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and The Globe and Mail. He has also illustrated several children’s books, including the award-winning picture book The Boy Who Grew Flowers.

Editorial Reviews

"A solid balance of entertainment and education, with a neat beat."—KIRKUS REVIEWS

From the Publisher

2016-08-02
A musical exploration, in various styles, with a full-page listening guide for each of its 12 tunes.Composer Gasoi describes the book as her “musical world,” and the variety of musical styles and instrumentation works to bring real diversity to the collection. Each song’s lyrics are presented on a double-page spread backgrounded by Adams’ fanciful paintings of animals and instruments. The bluegrass “Little Blue Car” preps for the trip, with animal travelers loading up the car with their instruments. “Throw a Penny in the Wishing Well” is a doo-wop tune. The sweet “Baby Blue” has a folk flavor. “Goin’ on a Trip” imagines an array of fun journeys, with a light jazz feel. “The Animal Party” bubbles with klezmer craziness. “The Bayou” uses Cajun music influences to describe a festive celebration with great food and dancing. “All Join Hands” is a peppy gospel tune. “Bright Side of Life” presents a get-happy message in a calypso style. There’s also blues, Dixieland swing, and roots music, and the final song, “Purple Man,” consciously mixes styles. Listening guide pages include a tidy explanation of the musical background of each tune as well as questions that make up a clever quiz. On the accompanying CD, Gasoi’s voice is bright and nimble, and her lyrics have an easy feel. A solid balance of entertainment and education, with a neat beat. (Picture book. 3-5)

Kirkus Review