Juan Garcia Esquivel was born in Mexico and grew up to the sounds of mariachi bands. He loved music and became a musical explorer. Defying convention, he created music that made people laugh and planted images in their minds. Juans space-age lounge musicpopular in the fifties and sixtieshas found a new generation of listeners. And Duncan Tonatiuhs fresh and quirky illustrations bring Esquivels spirit to life.From the Hardcover edition.

 

This book was recognised in the Illustrator category by the Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration.

This book has been graded for interest at 6-9 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Charlesbridge Publishing, U. S. .

Susan Wood is the author of the forthcoming picture-book biography Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist, illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh. She lives in Norfolk, Virginia. Ross MacDonald is the illustrator of many books for children, including Henry Hand and Hit the Road, Jack. He lives in Connecticut.