Jazz Cats Hardcover – September 30, 2001

The story is fun. The pictures are spectacular! My 3 year old granddaughter was not interested in this, but the elderly folks with memory issues loved it!The author also wrote "The Redneck Night Before Christmas."

we read this book a hundred times and my kid still loves it. i practically have it memorized. great book.

Such a great title!

I was already familiar with this book. My grandchildren love it.I bought it as a gift, for a friend's grandson.I have also recommended it to several other grandmothers.

This is a charming story of the "Jazz Cats" playing their music through out a New Orleans night. It is told in rhyme and each member of the band shows his musical talent. There is the hot piano kitty, Louise, and the leader of the band Broussard playing his clarinet, and old Grandpa Kitty blowing his horn. These and the rest of the jazz band play through the evening and the story follows them into the dawn as they walk home stopping at their favorite cafe along the way for a bite to eat and play a bit more jazz out on the lawn. The story ends in the park with the cats drapped asleep around the park bench waiting for the next nights gig. The illustrations are delightful as the cats prance and strut to the music in their hip clothes set against lush backgrounds. The rhyme and art is felt through out the book and any child would enjoy this flavor of the south. They will hear the music blow out of the pages.

I loved Jazz Cats. The rythmn could be felt on each page with the flow of the text and the wonderful illustrations. It helped me explain to my children the unique culture of New Orleans. Then we listened to some Kenny G and went to eat at Razoo's Cajun Restaurant!Great BookVickie L. Perez

Jazz Cats serves up a fanciful glimpse of the Big Easy from a feline viewpoint. The rhymed story swings with the same easy rhythm of the jazz that Davis' musical cats play. Young readers and listeners will be drawn into the cats' world, while adult readers will enjoy the many true-to-life references to the sensory feast that is New Orleans. Chuck Galey's lush, full-page illustrations round out each cat-musician's personality, and anchor the book squarely in celebratory Crescent City ambience.

This is a great book to introduce children to the world of Jazz. The illustrations are inviting and the text is very jazzy. My child and I loved it!