Waaaah, didi-waa-waa, bleep! A child's daddy plays a mean guitar, but it's not the only sound that fills this family's day. From the vroom vroom zoomba zoom of the bus to the hum-hummmm while setting the dinner table, all these joyful sounds and beats have one thing in common ....
Jane Yolen has published over 435 books and is still writing. Sometimes by herself, sometimes with her husband, sometimes with her children and grandchildren, sometimes with groups of friends. And now, daughter Heidi E. Y. Stemple, has written a book about her, Janie Writes a Play. Guess you can say they are a writing family. Yolen also likes to help new writers improve their work.
Rashin Kheiriyeh was born in Khorramshahr, Iran. She has published over 80 books in countries around the world and created illustrations for The New York Times. She is a recipient of the Bologna Book Fair New Horizons Award and a Maurice Sendak Fellow. Today, she lives in Washington, D.C. Visit her online at rashinart.com.
“Kheiriyeh conjures a tremendous amount of joy, with the child’s adoration plainly visible as he imitates dad and the whole family connects over their shared love of music—and one another.”
—Booklist
“Beneath the rock-and-roll surface of this familial picture book portrait lies something deeper: an empathic exploration of how family members can move to their own rhythms and still thrive together. Mother-son previous collaborators Yolen and Stemple (Crow Not Crow) kick off with an adoring child’s-eye view of a cool musician parent whose nighttime gigs reverberate with his guitar’s “Waaaah, didi-waa-waa, bleep!” Colorblock-like spreads by Kheiriyeh (We’re Moving House) read as a medley of cut paper, corrugated cardboard, hand-drawn lines, and splattered textures, while Daddy is mostly sharp angles—ombré hair in spikes, pointy sunglasses—amid domestic scenes. It’s a jovial reminder that every family finds its own groove.”
—Publishers Weekly
