Baby, don’t cry. It’s time for pie! Pies and music are the ultimate comfort food, for little ones of every ilk, in Bake You a Pie, a hardback book and CD by Ellen Olson-Brown & Brian Claflin, illus. by Jeffrey Ebbeler. This story-song book with CD introduces some pretty silly pies, with clever rhyming verses, humorous illustrations, and musical styles that match the flavor of the pie. Sing along to the verses set in various musical styles: jazz, blues, gospel, rock, country, cajun, techno, bluegrass. . .even opera!
"Hank was a sweet little cowboy.
He was so hungry, he cried.
I said, "Don’t cry. I’ll bake you a pie.
I’ll bake you a cactus meringue pie."
Serve up this and other crazy pies, like eggplant parmesan pie for little tenor Luciano, cajun alligator pie for little crawfish Jolie, and jelly jam pie for little hepcat Louis. Bravo to the creators of this new book, which makes both kids and adults laugh, while it whets the musical appetite for music of different styles.
