In this unusual and inventive picture book that riffs on the language
and rhythms of old New Orleans, noted picture book biographer Jonah
Winter (Dizzy, Frida, You Never Heard of Sandy Koufax?) turns his
focus to one of America's early jazz heroes in this perfectly pitched
book about Jelly Roll Morton.
Gorgeously illustrated by fine artist Keith Mallett, a newcomer to
picture books, this biography will transport readers young and old to
the musical, magical streets of New Orleans at the turn of the 20th
century.
A Neal Porter Book