{"product_id":"marys-idea-chris-raschka-9780063210509","title":"Mary's Idea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo-time Caldecott Medal winner Chris Raschka captures the sound, passion, innovation, and love of the arts that the renowned jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams shared with the world. \u003cem\u003eMary's Idea\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning and transporting picture book about music and the creative process, for readers of \u003cem\u003eTrombone Shorty and Chris Raschka's acclaimed books about musicians, including Charlie Parker Played Be Bop and Mysterious Thelonious. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the age of three, Mary Lou Williams taught herself how to play the piano. At the age of fifteen, she was considered a professional. An American jazz pianist and composer, Mary Lou Williams wrote hundreds of compositions, recorded hundreds of songs, and wrote arrangements for musicians, including Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMary's Idea\u003c\/em\u003e is an exquisite picture book about Mary Lou Williams, an artist often overlooked in the canon of American music because of her gender and skin color. With a text full of rhythm and movement and illustrations that sing off the page, Chris Raschka's picture book is equal parts biography and celebration of the imagination, ideas, and creative process. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMary's Idea\u003c\/em\u003e will find readers in fans of\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eTraci N. Todd's and Christian Robinson's \u003cem\u003eNina, \u003c\/em\u003e and Brian Selznick's and Pam Muz Ryan's \u003cem\u003eWhen Marian Sang\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes backmatter.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Raschka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0063210509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063210509\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 9.20w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2023 pg. 1","brand":"Chris Raschka","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44080625942783,"sku":"9780063210509","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8d6000eb-6a03-4664-88fa-a7e26152b369.jpg?v=1685487869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/marys-idea-chris-raschka-9780063210509","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}