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Stompin’ at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums
This short, picture book tells the story of William Henry’s life as a black American jazz drummer. William “Chick” Henry didn’t let a disability that stunted his growth get in the way of his musical aspirations. When he was a young child, Chick would pound rhythms on stairs, pots, and pans. It was his love for percussion that drove him to become an influential bandleader.
I learned a lot about someone I knew nothing about, but this book read more like an adult biography than a child’s picture book. I felt it was over-packed with facts and lacked an enjoyable, relatable story for kids. I like having an afterword that fills in details, but the author (and the illustrator) tried to do too many things in the actual story for it to be effective as its own story. I have read a lot of picture book biographies and this one failed to make me want to know more about the historical person.
It is hard to think of a reader that might like this book, but I think the author’s target audience was probably younger children.
Author | Moira Rose Donohue |
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Star Count | 3/5 |
Format | Hardcover Picture Book |
Page Count | 32 pages |
Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
Publish Date | 2021-Jan-15 |
ISBN | 9781534110977 |
Amazon | Buy this Book |
Issue | March 2021 |
Category | Children's |
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