THE OBOE GOES BOOM BOOM BOOM

There is a perfect instrument for everyone, and the band director would love to tell you about them all - if the enthusiastic little drummer stops interrupting! This hilarious picture book from National Book Award-longlisted author Colleen AF Venable and breakout debut illustrator Lian Cho is full of unflagging energy and music. Just right for young readers who adore Jory John, Mac Barnett, and Christian Robinson.

It is time to join the band! The band director knows all about the instruments in the school band, and he can't wait to help find the perfect one for you. But an enthusiastic little girl keeps interrupting with loud BOOM BOOM BOOMS on her drum. At least until the band director gets to one instrument that's even louder. Colleen AF Venable fills the text with boundless energy and giggle-worthy jokes.
Debut illustrator Lian Cho's exuberant artwork matches the text note for note and practically leaps off the page. This irresistible picture book - chock-full of information about musical instruments - will leave young readers eager to pick up an instrument and learn how to play. Includes biographical backmatter on all the real-life musicians who inspired each child in the band.

Colleen AF Venable is the author of the National Book Award longlist graphic novel Kiss Number 8, as well as forthcoming middle grade graphic novels, and the Pet Shop Private Eye graphic novels. Her picture books include Mervin the Sloth Is About to Do the Best Thing in the World and Amy the Red Panda Is Writing the Best Story in the World. Her day jobs have included marketing positions at the Children's Book Council and Roaring Brook Press, before becoming art director at First Second and Workman Publishing. She is currently founding art director of the new Odd Dot imprint at Macmillan. She grew up in Walden, New York, and attended Wagner College, where she majored in English and studio art. Colleen AF Venable lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Lian Cho is a graduate of the School for Visual Arts in New York City. She is a Society of Illustrators Student Finalist and received the Rhodes Family Award for achievement in illustration. This is her first picture book. Lian Cho grew up in Taiwan and now lives in Brooklyn, New York.