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I Gotta Sing! Kindle Edition

by Alice Faye Duncan (Author), Paul Kellam (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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Sing along with Big Baby Jenkins, Pop Charlie, Great Nana, and a crew of farm animals as they shout for joy to this rendition of an African American spiritual!

From the author and illustrator team that brought you This Train Is Bound for Glory comes another riveting interpretation of a beloved African American spiritual, "I'm Goin' a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing," featuring farm animals. With illustrations that pop off the page, rhythmic text, and onomatopoeia for the youngest reader, I Gotta Sing! delivers a lively story that will quickly become a family favorite.

Hezekiah Big Baby Jenkins runs from the breakfast table to the farmyard begging Pop Charlie to sing. As he plucks his diddley bow, Pop Charlie smiles and invites the animals and Big Baby to join in the music.

I gotta sing when the Spirit says sing.
I gotta sing when the Spirit says sing.
I gotta sing when the Spirit says sing.
and shout in the Spirit of joy!

Before long, the rowdy crew are singing, mooing, oinking, and clapping along to the toe-tapping tune. But when Great Nana calls that it’s bath time because “warm water and bubbles won’t last all day,” will the party end? Or will Pop Charlie snap snap snap the tempo back to life?

The lyrics of "I’m Goin’ a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing” have evolved across the ages. At the end of the book readers will find an invitation to write a version of the song for a new generation.

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About the Author

Alice Faye Duncan writes for the love of music and the inspiring magic of words. Some of her picture books include This Train Is Bound for Glory, Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free, Evicted!, and Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop.

Paul Kellam is a graduate of The Art Institute and a freelance watercolor illustrator based in Florida. His art brings vitality and color to books such as Antonello Mellow Fellow.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CKSMZNKG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ WaterBrook (July 9, 2024)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 9, 2024
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 15378 KB
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ALICE FAYE DUNCAN is a National Board educator, who writes books for young learners. Her books, HONEY BABY SUGAR CHILD & JUST LIKE A MAMA were nominated for an NAACP Image Award in Children's Literature during 2006 and 2020.

Alice speaks to children and adults about the American Civil Rights Movement as it happened from 1955 to 1968. Her writing is celebrated for its vivid imagery and musical lyricism. Recent titles include OPAL LEE AND WHAT IT MEANS TO BE FREE, THIS TRAIN IS BOUND FOR GLORY, CORETTA'S JOURNEY and TRAVELING SHOES (The Willye White Story).

Her book, MEMPHIS, MARTIN AND THE MOUNTAINTOP received a Coretta Scott King Honor Medal for Illustrations in 2019. This same book was banned in Duval County Florida without anyone in the school district reading the book. You can read that story in the Florida Times Union from journalist--Mark Woods.