Bling Blang

by Woody Guthrie, Vladimir Radunsky (Illustrator)

Attention young architects and Check out the house that Woody Guthrie and Vladimir Radunsky built!

Run bring rocks
and I'll bring bricks.
A nice pretty house
we'll build and fix

Making something together has never been this much fun! Legendary singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie is the architect; graphic artist Vladimir Radunsky and his young friends are the builders. You can be sure the house they build—full of zany humor and vivid color—is a fun house. So, ZING-O ZANG-O, come on in! Any child who has built something out of bits and bobs of anything or known the joys of creating will feel right at home!

Sheet music featured on reverse side of jacket!
Visit www.woodyguthrie.org for info on Woody Guthrie

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie was an American songwriter and folk musician. Guthrie's musical legacy consists of hundreds of songs, ballads and improvised works covering topics from political themes to traditional songs to children's songs. Guthrie performed continually throughout his life with his guitar frequently displaying the slogan "This Machine Kills Fascists". Guthrie is perhaps best known for his song "This Land Is Your Land" which is regularly sung in American schools. Many of his recorded songs are archived in the Library of Congress.

Guthrie traveled with migrant workers from Oklahoma to California and learned traditional folk and blues songs. His songs are about his experiences in the Dust Bowl era during the Great Depression and are known as the "Dust Bowl Troubadour." Guthrie was associated with, but never a member of, Communist groups in the United States throughout his life.

Guthrie was married three times and fathered eight children, including American folk musician Arlo Guthrie. He is the grandfather of musician Sarah Lee Guthrie. Guthrie died from complications of the degenerative neurologic affliction known as Huntington's Disease. In spite of his illness, during his later years Guthrie served as a figurehead in the folk movement providing inspiration to a generation of new folk musicians, including mentor relationships with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Bob Dylan.

Reviews

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bling Blang (Radunsky/Guthrie)
by Woody Guthrie
taking the tools of life and finding the music within them. this is a great book for the music room

[Kristen Dutkiewicz · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I appreciated the included song lyrics, I was not a fan of the illustrations and it did not keep my class' attention.

[Karla Strand · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super fun

[Vrylena · Rating 4 out of 5]

I like it, my son LOVES it.