Jazz for Lunch, Dapier/Mello

Author: Jarrett Dapier 
Illustrator: Eugenia Mello 
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages 
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books (2021) 
ISBN: 9781534454088 

Last Stop on Market Street gets a jazzy twist in this finger-licking good celebration of music, food, and family. 

Struttin’ with Auntie Nina down to a club, 
We’re gonna hear some music and then eat some grub. 
Wanna get up close, but we’re stuck in the back, 
We can’t see the drums and we can’t get a snack! 
But Auntie Nina’s got a plan, don’t you fret, 
She’s taking us to her place where we can get 
Jazz for lunch! 

Come on in, sit right down! Cuz Auntie Nina and her nephew are cooking up a symphony of food and sounds. The lip-smacking smells and be-bopping tunes might just get the whole neighborhood shimmying over to join in. From Nat King Cole Slaw to Art Tatum Tots to Billie Hollandaise Sauce, get ready for some foot-stomping, finger-licking, booty-shaking, mouth-watering fun! 

About Jarrett Dapier: 

Jarrett Dapier is a writer, librarian and drummer who has loved listening to jazz all his life. He lives in Evanston, Illinois, with his family and their many pets. His favorite treat is an Art Blakey Flakey. Jazz For Lunch! is his picture book debut. 

About Eugenia Mello: 

Eugenia Mello is always aiming to draw music out of her images. She’s an illustrator and graphic designer from Buenos Aires, Argentina, currently living and drawing in New York City. She studied graphic design at the University of Buenos Aires, where she also taught for several years.