Gingham Dog Calic San by Eugene Field

Gingham Dog Calic San by Eugene Field

Classic recordings from the swing era by Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, and other jazz legends are the centerpiece of this storybook-music CD set. The illustrated story recounts the adventures of a little Brazilian cricket named Zaz who dreams of singing in New York. Zaz hops a ride on a woman's fruit hat from her homeland to Manhattan, where she meets a savvy fly named Buster who knows all the spots to hear cool music. He takes her to the Swing Cafe on East 54th Street where they dance the Charleston, the Shimmy, and the Skeedle Loo Doo. Everyone there speaks a common language, called Swing, and Zaz is inspired to take to the stage, sing from the heart, and deliver the performance of a lifetime. The Broadway star Carmen Miranda, who was affectionately nicknamed in Brazil La Pequena Notavel (The Remarkable Little Girl), is the primary source of inspiration for this poetic and heartwarming story. Throughout the CD's narration, snippets of classic 1930s jazz songs add a lively rhythm to the story, and an additional seven songs are performed in their entirety by the original artists.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780399225178
ISBN 10	039922517X
Title	Gingham Dog Calic San
Author	Eugene Field
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Putnam Inc
Year published	1993-04-21
Number of pages	32
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.