Jitterbug
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Jitterbug
By (Author) Kai Lftner
By (author) Wiebke Rauers
North-South Books
North-South Books
4th April 2023
14th April 2023
United States
Classifications
Children
Fiction
Physical Properties
Hardback
32
Width 244mm, Height 246mm
Description
This little ladybug will rock you!
Ladybugs are so cute, small, and fly so gently. Not so for the Jitterbug Lady B. Marie! Her heart beats for rock 'n' roll. She holds the electric guitar in her hands, her voice belts out melodies, she sings and grooves like crazy. Papa, Mrs. Snail, and Grasshopper are less enthusiastic about the music and soon the other meadow dwellers leave the scene. She's just too loud! Does the Jitterbug give up No! She sings alone on the tranquil meadow. This was more than glitz and glam. It was a declaration: Here I am! Right on cue, reinforcements arrive in the form of a colorful band of beetles who want to give a concert on the meadow. The band recognizes Marie's talent and now the show really gets going.
Word artist Kai Lftner forges grandiose rhymes impressively translated into English by Marshall Yarbrough. You can't help but be carried away by the charm and wit. In addition, Wiebke Rauers creates the amusing world of images for a little beetle that really turns up the amplifier.
Reviews
"Jitterbug is the kind of book that will get kids trying out their own killer dance moves and vocal performances... who knew a ladybug could express so much emotion!"--Kara Cybanski "DCCED"
Author Bio
Kai Lftner was born in East Berlin. He is a childrens and youth book author, musician, composer, audio book editor and director. In the meantime he has published more than 20 books, celebrated many successes with his childrens music project RotzNRoll and given concerts. Kai lives with his family on the Danish Baltic Sea island of Bornholm.
Wiebke Rauers was born in Dsseldorf. She studied communication design with a focus on illustration in Dsseldorf. After graduating, she moved to Berlin and worked as a character designer in an animation studio. She has been a freelancer since 2015 and illustrates children's books and films/series. She lives in Berlin with her daughter, her husband and lots of stuffed animals.
