C Is for City » (Reprint)

Rhyming verses featuring each letter of the alphabet describe different aspects of life in a city.

Children's Literature

The jazzy duet of poet Nikki Grimes and Artist Pat Cummings is rhythmically played in their ABC book collaboration. The text tunefully sings, "B is for butcher or/ breakfast with bagels/ or block-party bands/ out on hot summer nights." The art is alive with the intense colors of the bustling city. Sophisticated, energetic, with a frenzied beat, Gershwin's Concerto in F (Allegro agitato) with its driving rhythms is a natural musical accompaniment.