The Barnyard Band is performing today. All the musicians are coming to play! Each animal musician knows what to do, but Cow can only moo! This charming book is a delightful read-aloud featuring funny musical sounds and a refrain children will love repeating. Tim McCanna’s playful text will have children laughing, and Allison Black’s energetic illustrations will make children want to get up and move. Barnyard Boogie! is full of rhyming—and nonsense—sounds that will enrich and delight.

Afraid of singing in front of a large crowd, Indigo dreams about Acoustic Rooster and his band and, after a storm flattens their barn, helps organize a concert fundraiser to rebuild it.

When a jazz-loving rooster sets his sights on winning a barnyard talent show, he realizes he can't do it as a solo act. He's up against the talents of Mules Davis's cool duo and Ella Finchgerald's singing group. Acoustic Rooster calls on friends like pianist Duck Ellington, singer Bee Holiday, and percussionist piggy Pepe Ernesto Cruz. Together, the foursome makes beautiful music as they rock the barnyard. And while they may not win first prize, Acoustic Rooster realizes he has the world's best jazz band and that's all that matters. Colorful artwork from artist Tim Bowers (Memoirs of a Goldfish) ensures this story doesn't miss a beat. A glossary of musical terms and instruments rounds out this perfect introduction to jazz for young readers. Kwame Alexander is a poet, publisher, and an award-winning producer of literary programs. He has written for television, the stage, and authored 13 books. He conducts writing/publishing workshops at schools and conferences throughout the country. Kwame lives in the Washington, D.C. area. Tim Bowers has illustrated more than 25 children's books, garnering such awards as the Chicago Public Library's "Best of the Best" list. His work for Sleeping Bear includes First Dog and First Dog's White House Christmas. Tim lives in Granville, Ohio.

Clubfoot, or talipes equinovarus, is a birth defect that affects nearly 1 in 1000 babies. Boots and Barnyard Boogie is inspired by Maximus, a little boy born with a left club foot. He was treated with the traditional Ponseti method which includes a series of casts, a tenotomy (surgical cutting of the Achilles tendon), followed by boots connected with a bar. Because of this treatment, Maximus will be able to walk, run, and barnyard boogie each and every night.

In a poem inspired by the classic "Night Before Christmas," an array of squabbling farm animals must put aside their differences in order to help a stranded Santa Claus deliver presents on Christmas Eve.

This is a little tale of barnyard animals and the fun they have twiddling their tails on the Cranky Cricket Ranch. Everyone is not created the same, and this book is an enjoyable illustration of the fact that it is okay to be a little different. All the animals learn a special lesson that will influence them for the rest of their days.

Lend a hand to the Barnyard Boogie and the barnyard animals in this sing-song story will come to life! Infectious lyrics, along with a clever design that integrates a hand puppet right into every wonderfully illustrated page, make Barnyard Boogie an irresistible book and a timeless activity. Patent Pending, Accord Publishing, LTD. All right reserved.