Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band

by Don Tate and Michael James Mahin

Book Overview

Based on a true story, a vibrant, inspirational picture book about self-reliance and the power of creativity and music, in which a group of hungry homeless kids in 19th century New Orleans build their own musical instruments from discarded items and become a successful band.

It's 1895, and ten-year-old Stalebread Charlie and his friend Warm Gravy roam the streets of New Orleans, homeless and hungry. Stalebread has heard folks say that music feeds the soul--and he wonders if it could also fill their bellies. Soon he and his friends are playing instruments made out of junk--a fiddle from a cigar box, a kazoo from a comb--until their hats are filled with coins, their bellies are filled with beignets, and their souls are filled with music. This inspiring make-lemonade-from-lemons tale includes author/illustrator notes about the real Stalebread and the research behind the book and a make-your-own-instrument activity.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 054794201X
• ISBN13: 9780547942018
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.9" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2