Stalebread Charlie and the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 07/10/2018
ISBN: 9780547942018
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 11.25h x 9.88w x 0.88d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2018 pg. 61
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 05/14/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw