Blue Moo: 17 Jukebox Hits From Way Back Never
by Sandra Boynton
from Workman Publishing Company
Put a nickel in the jukebox, assuming you can locate a jukebox, and that you remember what a nickel is. Here's legendary Beach Boy Brian Wilson singing lead and 10-part harmonies on "Speed Turtle." The incomparable Neil Sedaka crooning "Your Nose." B. B. King brings you a wistful "One Shoe Blues," Gerry and the Pacemakers offer "Mersey Lullaby," and relative newcomer (in this seasoned company) Patti LuPone of "Evita" fame sings—what else—the "Rabbit Tango." And then there's the hit single from Boynton's Your Personal Penguin sung by the impossibly cute Davy Jones of The Monkees. I mean jeepers, even Sha Na Na is here.
So roll over, Beethoven—and Lieber and Stoller. Boynton & Ford once again bring great words, great music, great performers to children and vintage children alike. And OH! The book! Boynton has filled it with all things 50s and 60s. And, well, golly, it’s so happy and colorful and just terrific, Mister! Grab your saddle shoes, plunk two straws into that swell chocolate malt, and let's twist again like we did last century.
Jammin' with the Jonas Brothers: An Unauthorized Biography
by Lexi Ryals
from Price Stern Sloan
These brothers are already a tween sensation!
Girls can’t get enough of these adorable boys who have recorded two successful albums, guest starred on Disney’s Hannah Montana, are special guests on Miley Cyrus’s Best of Both Worlds Tour, and have just filmed a pilot for a Disney Channel series. We’ve got the inside scoop on these crooning cuties from their younger years to their current star status—complete with four pages of color photos!
Jonas Brothers Unauthorized (Star Scene)
by Michael-Anne Johns
from Scholastic
This 48 page, 4-color scrapbook is full to the brim of fun facts about the hottest group around: the Jonas Brothers!
Abiyoyo Returns
by Pete Seeger
from Aladdin
After Abiyoyo the giant left, the small town he had bothered grew by leaps and bounds. The boy who helped his father make Abiyoyo disappear grew older and became a father, too. The people were filled with new life and spirit. But now there are new dangers: droughts and floods. The town needs a dam before it gets washed away. And sitting right where the dam would be is a boulder too big for anyone to move. Anyone, that is, except Abiyoyo.
Father still has his courage. Grandfather still has his magic wand. And his granddaughter knows he can bring Abiyoyo back, then make him disappear. But Abiyoyo is dangerous. People think the giant will eat them. Will lots of good food and beautiful songs keep Abiyoyo happy long enough to move the boulder and once again leave the town in peace?
Really Big Book of Children's Songs (Big Books of Music)
from Hal Leonard Corporation
Features 63 kids' hits: Alley Cat Song · Any Dream Will Do · Circle of Life · The Grouch Song · Hakuna Matata · I Won't Grow Up · Kum-Ba-Yah · Monster Mash · My Favorite Things · On Top of Spaghetti · Sesame Street Theme · Tomorrow · When I'm Sixty-Four · Winnie the Pooh · You've Got a Friend in Me · more.
John Lennon: All I Want is the Truth (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))
by Elizabeth Partridge
from Viking Juvenile
Award-winning biographer Elizabeth Partridge dives into Lennon's life from the night he was born in 1940 during a World War II air raid on Liverpool, deftly taking us through his turbulent childhood and his rebellious rock'n'roll teens to his celebrated life writing, recording, and performing music with the Beatles. She sheds light on the years after the Beatles, with Yoko Ono, as he struggled to make sense of his own artistic lifeone that had turned from youthful angst to suffocating fame in almost a split second.
Partridge chronicles the emotional highs and paralyzing lows Lennon transformed into brilliant, evocative songs. With striking black-andwhite photographs spanning his entire life, John Lennon: All I Want Is the Truth is the unforgettable story of one of rock's biggest legends.
I Love You! A Bushel & A Peck
by Frank Loesser
from HarperCollins
A bushel!
And a peck!
A barrel!
And a heap!
Mutual affection grows between two flirty ducklings as they bill and coo around the farmyard in Rosemary Wells's young and sassy interpretation of a beloved Frank Loesser song. This calls for hugs around the neck while reading, so be sure to share it with someone special.
Lisa Lopes: The Life of a Supernova
by Nancy Krulik
from Simon Spotlight Entertainment
-- "Waterfalls"
Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, and Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas came together in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 1990s to form TLC, a group that blended hip-hop, dance, and R&B music so successfully that it went on to be one of the bestselling female groups of all time.
This is the story of how Lisa Lopes, the self-proclaimed "crazy" member of TLC, rose above her difficult childhood to attain superstardom. With her funky raps and her vivacious personality, Lisa pursued her dreams and became known as the most energetic member of TLC, who went on to pave the way for many female groups that followed.
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