New York Times Book Review Children's Section...

I'm a little late passing this on considering it's Thursday, but I was just straightening my house and found the New York Times Book Review special children's section from this past Sunday. (My husband hid it under all the sections I never read.) This special section offers reviews of new rhyming poetry books and picture books about jazz, among other things.

I'm not much of a a fan of jazz music. That's an understatement--really hate jazz. With the exception of an Ella tune here and there, I can't stand it for more than a few minutes. (In conversation, I would normally paraphrase Augusten Burroughs expressing his feelings about jazz, but it's too un-PC to post. See Magical Thinking.) However, I always seem to adore the artwork that winds up in books about jazz for young readers. Maybe I just need to see jazz and not hear it. There are a couple of examples of wonderful jazz illustration in the Times piece. Zeebopadoo!