Stori, Stori: Caribbean Tales With a Little Jazz - Paperback

by Ngarlege Ngarndingabe (Illustrator), Tricia Ramsay (Illustrator), S. Ettosi Brooks (Author)

Stori, Stori - Caribbean Tales With a Little Jazz is an interactive aural and visual adventure for children. A silver medal winner in the Moonbeam Children's Book Award. The book comes with a downloadable narration by the author. The stories weave their way through the rhythms of countries in the Caribbean and explores the expression of Jazz in the United States. Children love singing along with the folk songs included on the CD and vocalizing the percussive sounds. Vocal interpretations are performed by Ettosi along with her brother, renowned Jamaican musician, Cedric Im Brooks (d. 2013). The illustrations are created by talented upcoming artists Ngarledge Ngarndingabe, Tricia Ramsay and Ivan. Three of the stories are written by Ettosi and a fourth is an adaptation of a Jamaican folktale

Author Biography

Stori, Stori is Ettosi's outpouring of love for the rhythms of the African diaspora and the wisdom of old time people. She has authored several plays for children. Ettosi's short story, "Wildflower", was printed in the August issue of Crack the Spine Literary Magazine in 2014. A doctoral candidate at Nova Southeastern University, she holds a Masters degree in Interdisciplinary Arts and a Specialist Degree in Reading from that university.