King County Library System - KPLU School of Jazz

Jazz Books for Kids

	The Jazz fly by Matthew Gollub A funny bug flies around town before settling in to his nightclub act on drums – and incorporates all the sounds he’s heard throughout the day. Includes a CD of music reproducing the scattin’ story!
	Jazz A-B-Z by Wynton Marsalis A book for all ages: a very handsome volume of drawings and wordplay covering many of the jazz greats by the prolific and celebrated trumpeter Wynton Marsalis.
	Who Bop? by Jonathan London Hip hares and cool cats dance to the swinging music of Jazz-bo's saxophone.
	Bud, not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis For older readers: "It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Bud searches for who his father might be: Herman E. Calloway of the famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression! Includes lyrical passages of great beauty in evoking the sounds of jazz. Also available on CD, cassette and as an electronic audiobook.
Bonus Jazz CD for Kids
Let's Go Everywhere by Medeski, Martin & Wood	Some cool jazz sounds for kids by one of today’s hottest jam bands