Book - The 5 O'clock Band

The 5 O'clock Band
by Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews
illustrated by Bryan Collier

Take a tour of New Orleans with Grammy-nominated musician Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews and renowned illustrator Bryan Collier in this companion to the Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award winner Trombone Shorty

After letting his band down by missing rehearsal, a boy called Shorty has some serious questions about what it means to be a leader. He hits the streets of New Orleans to find some answers and to soak up some inspiration. Along the way, he’ll meet people who have their own special wisdom to share about being an artist, a leader, and a friend.

Hardcover, 10x10, 40pp., 2018.