Charlie Parker played be bop

This book feels more like music than a story. Chris Raschka takes a few simple words — “Charlie Parker played be bop” — and mixes them with playful sounds and rhythms that bounce across the page like a saxophone solo.

The text begs to be read out loud, chanted, or even sung, while the loose, jazzy illustrations move with the same swing. Together, words and pictures let you feel the pulse of jazz.