Overview

Winner: 2016 Parents' Choice Gold Award 2016 National Association of Parenting Publications Award (NAPPA) This book with a CD of irresistible songs offers children the opportunity to discover the different colors of Gasoi's jazz-driven music, a melding of many styles including bluegrass, blues, cajun, calypso, and klezmer. Blue and Red Make Purple is catchy, tuneful, playful, and totally endearing! Notes highlighting the history, instruments and unique characteristics of each musical genre along with listening suggestions accompanying each song. 

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9782924217795

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A solid balance of entertainment and education, with a neat beat. <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>

A truly impressively 'kid friendly' and engaging picture book/CD combination. Julie Summers, Midwest Book Review

Delightful music-forward title. baretnewswire.org A truly impressively 'kid friendly' and engaging picture book/CD combination. Julie Summers, Midwest Book Review A solid balance of entertainment and education, with a neat beat. Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Vancouver-born Jennifer Gasoi is a Grammy and Parents' Choice Gold Award singer-songwriter. She is one of Canada's most acclaimed children's performers and recording artists, offering upbeat, intelligent jazz and world beat influenced music with all-ages appeal. In addition to her many sold-out Canadian performances, the Montreal-based musician has performed across the United States, Brazil, Israel, Singapore, India, the U.K. and Japan. Steve Adams has collaborated with many publications over his career, including The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review and The Globe and Mail. He has also illustrated several children's books, including the award-winning picture book The Boy Who Grew Flowers.

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