Books on the Move

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Books on the Move: Mary Can!

Books On The Move: Wincey Terry reads Skit Scat

Books On The Move: Wincey Terry reads Chato’s Kitchen!

Books on the Move: Celia Cruz

Books on the Move: Wincey Terry reads Tito Puente

Books on the Move: Wincey Terry reads Alvin Ailey

Books on the Move: Wincey Terry reads Timbaland Nighttime Symphony

Books On The Move: Firebird by Misty Copeland

Books on the Move — where stories come to life! Celebrate artists of color with interactive readings of picture books about musical icons and artistic legends. Literacy is fun when movement, art and the spoken word combine.

Jazz in the Stacks follows Books on the Move events at the Newark Public Library. This series features performances by Arts Education’s TD Jazz for Teens, bringing the next generation of musical sensations to different branches each month.

Alvin Ailey by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney

Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers, illustrated by Julie Maren

Chato’s Kitchen by Gary Soto and Susan Guevara

Firebird by Misty Copeland, illustrated by Christopher Myers

Island in the Sun by Harry Belafonte, illustrated by Alex Ayliffe

Mary Can! by Mary J. Blige, illustrated by Ashleigh Corrin

Nighttime Symphony by Timbaland and Christopher Myers, illustrated by Christopher Myers and Kaa Illustration

Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Teresa Martinez

Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown, illustrated by Rafael López