Library's review
The author’s resourcefulness and passion for following his dream are evident at a very young age in this picture book autobiography that celebrates the rich culture and music of New Orleans. Author’s Note. Illustrator’s Note.
Genres
Publication
Abrams Books for Young Readers (2015), Edition: 1st Edition, 40 pages
Description
Hailing from the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews got his nickname by wielding a trombone twice as long as he was high. A prodigy, he was leading his own band by age six, and today this Grammy-nominated artist headlines the legendary New Orleans Jazz Fest.
Awards
Caldecott Medal (Honor Book — 2016)
Young Hoosier Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2018)
Audie Award (Finalist — 2018)
Georgia Children's Book Award (Finalist — Picturebook — 2017)
Monarch Award (Nominee — 2018)
Parents' Choice Book Award (2015)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — Grades K-3 — 2017)
Nutmeg Book Award (Nominee — Elementary — 2020)
Orbis Pictus Award (Recommended Title — 2016)
Coretta Scott King Award (Winner — 2016)
Grand Canyon Reader Award (Nominee — Nonfiction — 2018)
North Carolina Children's Book Award (Nominee — Picture Book — 2019)
Rhode Island Children's Book Award (Nominee — 2017)
Marion Vannett Ridgway Award (Honor — 2016)
Odyssey Award (Honor — 2018)
Lectio Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award (Nominee — 2018)
Show Me Readers Award (Nominee — 2018)
CCBC Choices (The Arts — 2016)
Kansas NEA Reading Circle Recommended Book (Intermediate — 2016)
New York Public Library Best Books: For Kids (Nonfiction — 2015)
Notable Children's Book (Younger Readers — 2016)
Great Texas Mosquito List (2017)
El día de los niños / El día de los libros (K-2 — 2017)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2015
Pages
40
Physical description
40 p.; 10.25 inches
ISBN
1419714651 / 9781419714658
DDC/MDS
| 788.9 |
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