Sweet Music in Harlem by Debbie Taylor

C.J. aspires to be a jazz musician, just like his uncle. In this story, C.J.'s uncle is getting ready to pose for a photograph, and C.J. is looking everywhere in the neighborhood for the hat his uncle wants to wear in the picture. He manages to round up many other jazz musicians at the same time to pose together for the photo.

Jazz music is often spontaneous and improvised. How do the illustrations show that? Choose a page in the book to write about and describe how the picture is like jazz music.