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I Gotta Sing!

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內容簡介 Sing along with Big Baby Jenkins, Pop Charlie, Great Nana, and a crew of farm animals as they shout for joy to this rendition of an African American spiritual! "A whole barnyard makes noise 'in the spirit of joy' throughout this raucous picture book, a sweetly heartwarming sing-along."--Publishers Weekly From the author and illustrator team that brought you This Train Is Bound for Glory comes another riveting interpretation of a beloved African American spiritual, "I'm Goin' a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing," featuring farm animals. With illustrations that pop off the page, rhythmic text, and onomatopoeia for the youngest reader, I Gotta Sing! delivers a lively story that will quickly become a family favorite. Hezekiah Big Baby Jenkins runs from the breakfast table to the farmyard begging Pop Charlie to sing. As he plucks his diddley bow, Pop Charlie smiles and invites the animals and Big Baby to join in the music. I gotta sing when the Spirit says sing.I gotta sing when the Spirit says sing.I gotta sing when the Spirit says sing. and shout in the Spirit of joy! Before long, the rowdy crew are singing, mooing, oinking, and clapping along to the toe-tapping tune. But when Great Nana calls that it's bath time because "warm water and bubbles won't last all day," will the party end? Or will Pop Charlie snap snap snap the tempo back to life? The lyrics of "I'm Goin' a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing" have evolved across the ages. At the end of the book readers will find an invitation to write a version of the song for a new generation.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Alice Faye Duncan writes for the love of music and the inspiring magic of words. Some of her picture books include This Train Is Bound for Glory, Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free, Evicted!, and Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop. Paul Kellam is a graduate of The Art Institute and a freelance watercolor illustrator based in Florida. His art brings vitality and color to books such as the New York Times bestselling book You Can Be a Good Friend (No Matter What!) by Taraji P. Henson and The Little Mermaid: Make a Splash by Ashley Franklin.

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