- Published: 27 February 2023
- ISBN: 9780823452408
- Imprint: Holiday House
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 40
- RRP: $24.99
Just a Lucky So and So
The Story of Louis Armstrong
- Published: 27 February 2023
- ISBN: 9780823452408
- Imprint: Holiday House
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 40
- RRP: $24.99
"Despite impoverished beginnings, music and a prevailing joie de vivre carried young Louis Armstrong from the streets of New Orleans to the stages of New York City, Hollywood, and Europe. . . . Ransome’s fluid watercolors bring to life both the New Orleans neighborhood Armstrong called home and his musical passion—he’s holding or playing his horn in nearly every scene. A detailed author’s note dives deeper into the performer’s life, rounding out a solid introduction to Satchmo."—Publishers Weekly "Cline-Ransome traces Armstrong’s storied arc, from an impoverished New Orleans childhood to his apex as a giant of jazz. . . . Ransome’s vivid, saturated paintings depict cityscapes and riverboats, framing Armstrong in windows and rectangular insets, and capturing the music’s joy in paradegoers’ faces"—Kirkus Reviews