Description
Howdy! Welcome to the Grand Ole Opry! by Emily Frans provides information about a special and honorable stage known for its weekly country music performances of old and new singers together, allowing fans to enjoy their favorite people and music regularly. The Grand Ole Opry began much smaller in 1925, but as it got more popular, it had to switch venues twice before settling on its current, permanent home in Nashville, TN. I like how the author presents this book – it’s a picture book with lots of bright colors appropriate for younger readers, but it also has a lot to look at on each page, formatted similar to collages, which keeps older readers’ attention; there is just enough information that the reader will learn something, or be able to reminese if they are already familiar, but also not too much to make it like a textbook. The book celebrates and includes country music singers from the beginning, such as Minnie Pearl and Dolly Parton, and includes greats through the current years, such as Scotty McCreery and Lainey Wilson. I would recommend this book to any reader because it is about a historical American genre, whether you’re a fan of country music or not.
