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Music Class Today!

by David WEINSTONE
Music Class Today! illus. by Vin Vogel. 40p. Farrar. Sept. 2015. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780374351311.
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PreS-K—A lively group of multicultural children and their adults stream into a brick building for a music class. Their guitar-strumming instructor sits on the floor, welcomes each by name, and sings out different activities including egg shakers, kicking feet, and various rhythm instruments. One boy is initially leery, by soon joins in the fun. Although this is based on Weinstone's franchise "Music for Aardvarks," this could be a scene from a public library program. Children will ask for repeated readings to catch all of the action in Vogel's boldly colored, expressive illustrations. This serves as an engaging model for a group activity along the lines of Anna McQuinn's Leo Loves Baby Time (Charlesbridge, 2014) and Julia Durango's rollicking Cha-Cha Chimps (S. & S., 2006).
VERDICT A welcome addition to picture book collections.
Reviewed by Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI
Jaunty rhymes describe toddlers twirling and bouncing, tapping and shaking their rhythm instruments in a music class led by a lively, guitar-playing male music teacher. One little guy isn't sure he wants to participate, but by the end of the class everyone is having a ball. Colorful cartoons feature an eclectic group of tots and parents. The related song can be downloaded.
 , Jul 01, 2015

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