Acoustic Rooster and his barnyard band /
written by Kwame Alexander ; illustrated by Tim Bowers.
- Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2011.
- [32] p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Wilson's Children, October 2012 School Library Journal, November 2011 Kirkus Review, August 2011
Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Steer, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.