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EXCITING NEWS! My newest book--about the great jazz legend--is here! |
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GARY GOLIO |
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When Bob Met Woody The Story of the Young Bob Dylan (Little, Brown) |
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JIMI: Sounds Like A Rainbow A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) |
"Golio produces another sensitively written, meticulously researched picture biography, this time capturing the intense ambition of the young Bob Dylan." Kirkus Reviews "Golio excels at portraying Zimmerman's angst as he flounders for meaning and even invents for himself a more colorful backstory. …Back matter, including quotation sources, is superb. A stirring introduction to two music legends." Booklist "lyrical, plainspoken writing that echoes folk music itself" Publisher's Weekly |
Honors & Awards 2011 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award New York Times Bestseller Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Books of the Year 2011 NCTE Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts California Reading Association’s Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book New York Book Show Nonfiction Picture Book Award New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing * * * "Golio's lyrical text sings with delicious description" Starred Review, School Library Journal "Outstanding in every way" Starred Review, Kirkus Reviews "Readers with hands itching for frets will be entranced" Booklist "Javaka Steptoe’s colorful mixed-media plywood art explodes off the page. His earthy, psychedelic folk art matches Golio’s poetic treatment of his subject beautifully, capturing Hendrix’s sound with arresting visuals." The Horn Book National Public Radio (NPR) "Weekend Edition" interview NPR.org JIMI author Gary Golio interviewed live on CBS-TV *click here for video* |
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Read the NY Times Book Review, by Dylan scholar and author Sean Wilentz! review link |
Listen to an interview with BOB author Gary Golio, conducted by Markus Goldman, maestro dj of Philly's great rock station, WMMR! click here |
2011 National Parenting Publications Award 2012 Children's Cooperative Book Center (CCBC) Best Books of the Year 2012 Bank Street College Best Children's Books of the Year * * * |
"Lyrically narrated, resplendently illustrated and deeply respectful of both subject and audience." "Golio and Gutierrez present a portrait of John Coltrane's lifelong quest to discover and share his spiritual search through music." starred review, Kirkus Reviews "A well-conceived marriage of art and text breathes life and passion into this picture biography. Swirling strokes of vibrant colors give the book an almost cinematic quality, animating Coltrane's passionate journey." starred review, School Library Journal "The dizzying heights and lowest moments of John Coltrane's life are portrayed with energy and care." starred review, Publisher's Weekly |
Spirit Seeker John Coltrane's Musical Journey (Clarion/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) |
From darkness to light, one man's relentless search for the Divine... |
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"this is, in many ways, a spiritual biography, the story of a man who set out to speak to the souls of his fans — and ultimately succeeded in doing so" 7 Impossible Things |
"Golio’s portrayal travels into the depths of Coltrane’s addiction, and onward to his spiritual reawakening. Gutierrez’s wildly kinetic and occasionally fantastical paintings are appropriately heartfelt and groovy." NY Times Book Review |
Kirkus Reviews - Best Children's Book of the Year in 4 Categories! New York Public Library's 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing 100 Magnificent Children’s Books of 2012 Children's Cooperative Book Center (CCBC) "Choices 2013" List About.com - Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2012 * * * |
"This picture book pushes the boundaries of the form, in the depth and complexity of its hero, the sophisticated imagery of its art, and the grandeur of its message." The Boston Globe |
"There have been other picture books about gifted jazz musician and composer John Coltrane that have focused on his music or his childhood, but this one dares to take on the complexity of Coltrane’s entire life." Horn Book |