Kicked out of Yock's apartment building because they are too loud, two boys and a girl search for a place to practice their music, until they are welcomed into the home of Mr. Moses "Bass" Smith, an old musician, who joins in as they play. ...
Dexter loves three things: his mama, the smell of pork chops frying, and the sound of Johnny Cotton's clarinet. But Mama explains that their money must go for rent instead of musical instruments. As Dexter listens to old Johnny Cotton play the blues ...
From the lyrical mind of children's writer Linda England, author of Old Cotton Blues, Three Kids Dreamin', and Street Beat, comes a collection of children's poetry that makes the ordinary extraordinary and brings the magic of children and poetry toge...