Three New Picture Books

Chris Raschka’s The Cosmobiography of Sun Ra: The Sound of Joy is Enlightening. I’m a Raschka fan from way back. The range and variety of his work is astounding. Among my favorites are three featuring jazzmusicians:Charlie Parker Played Be Bop, John Coltrane’s Giant Steps, and Mysterious Thelonious. Now along comes Raschka’s appreciation of Sun Ra and it is marvelous as the others. Sun Ra was one wild dude and Raschka captures his originality in words and images. Not just his life, but the se...