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By Carrie Kingsley
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Jazz-loving bird helps girl build confidence in funny tale.
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What's the Story?
Young Indigo panics when she's one day away from singing before a crowd of hundreds at the neighborhood festival in ACOUSTIC ROOSTER'S BARNYARD BOOGIE STARRING INDIGO BLUME. She loves to sing by herself in her own home, but the idea of standing on stage makes her so nervous she wants to back out. She falls asleep, and in her dream she helps the characters in her favorite book, and Acoustic Rooster and his bandmates, makes things right when the barn is destroyed. She tries to help them save their home, and they help her find her confidence.
Is It Any Good?
Fun wordplay and a great, uplifting, confidence-building theme are paired with colorful, engaging illustrations in a lovely, amusing picture book from Kwame Alexander. Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume is both silly and serious, with funny animal names and a serious message about overcoming your fears and accepting help from others when it's offered.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about things you might've been afraid to do, like Indigo in Acoustic Rooster's Barnyard Boogie Starring Indigo Blume. What can you do to feel less afraid when something intimidates you?
How can you help others get over something they're afraid of? Have you gotten a chance to do that in your life?
What do you know about jazz music? Did you learn anything about it in this book?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Tim Bowers
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Friendship , Animals , Arts ( Music and Sing-Along )
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
- Publication date : August 15, 2020
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 6 - 8
- Number of pages : 32
- Available on : Hardback, Kindle
- Last updated : September 29, 2025
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