
Trombone Shorty
By Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Illustrators
Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Edition
2016 Caldecott Honor Book
2015; Parents’ Choice 2015 Picture Books, Gold
2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Younger Readers
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, K–2
2016 CCBC Choices–The Arts
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Elementary / Middle Grade Nonfiction
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Biography and Memoir
By Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
Hardcover edition
Publisher Abrams Imprint Abrams ISBN9781419714658
Awards and Honors 2019 North Carolina Children's Book Award Final Nominee 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner2016 Caldecott Honor Book
2015; Parents’ Choice 2015 Picture Books, Gold
2016 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Book
ALA Notable Books for Children 2016, Younger Readers
2016 Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, K–2
2016 CCBC Choices–The Arts
2015 Cybils Awards Nomination, Elementary / Middle Grade Nonfiction
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Biography and Memoir
Trombone Shorty

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SKU
9781419714658J
2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner
“I was so small that sometimes I fell right over . . . because [the trombone] was so heavy.” Troy Andrews explains how he got his nickname as a young boy in New Orleans. Full-color illustrations created with pen and ink, watercolor, and collage.
“I was so small that sometimes I fell right over . . . because [the trombone] was so heavy.” Troy Andrews explains how he got his nickname as a young boy in New Orleans. Full-color illustrations created with pen and ink, watercolor, and collage.
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