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Piano
Daegeum Erhu
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Maracas
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Banjo
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BING, BOP, BAM
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Time to plan our neighborhood jam!
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Flyers hung by old and young.
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Today’s the day
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musicians play!
Not quite yet. Getting set.
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Now we’re done.
Time for fun!
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All here. Let’s cheer!
Twinkling keys. Whistling breeze.
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Twitter-tweet. Smooth and sweet.
Shake, swoosh. Rattle, whoosh.
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Sticks fly. Jump up high.
Sounds soar! Tunes galore.
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Music trance . . .
Gotta dance!
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Zing, zang. Twing, twang.
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Ting, tong, ting. Bing, bong, bing.
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Strummity-strum.
Pluck, thrum.
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Grab a snack.
Go right back.
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Blow, blare! Funk, flair.
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Boom-boom, bop.
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Thumpity-thop.
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Applaud, bow.
Encore! WOW!
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End of street, we all meet.
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Time to plan .
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NEX T WEEK’S J A M !
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For Jason and Thierry, who jam in their cities and beyond. And for those who enjoy listening to the music that can be heard all around us. —V.B. For my music-loving brothers, Moe and Ahmad.
One day we’ll start our family band, I promise! —S.K.
The artwork for this book was created digitally.
Library of Congress Control Number 2022945088
ISBN 978-1-4197-5631-3
Text © 2023 Valerie Bolling
Illustrations © 2023 Sabrena Khadija
Book design by Heather Kelly
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