World Premiere!
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HELLO YELLOW CELLO
By Rae Chesny, with illustrations by Naty Scabuso
ABOUT THE BOOK / Yellow Cello loves sharing his music with his community. But when a terrible fall ruins his cello strings, Yellow Cello needs the help of his friends to learn new ways to make music. Join him on this thrilling musical journey, where the pages come alive with music as you read along. Come along for this fun musical adventure and the joy of working together.
Copies of the book are available to order now. Additional charges apply for shipping.
Click HERE for a read-aloud version of HELLO YELLOW CELLO with music arrangement by Tomeka Reid.
A message from author Rae Chesny:
Meet the Artists
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Rae Chesny
Author
Rae Chesny is an interdisciplinary writer, award-winning social education expert, and Zora Neale Hurston Scholar. Celebrated for her innovative education methodologies, Rae serves audiences of all ages around the world through storytelling. Additionally, she is a Johns Hopkins literary consultant and a guest lecturer at Michigan State University’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Rae is a 2021 Baldwin House Urban Writer in Residence and a 2023 Barbara Smith Writer in Residence. Rae has been featured on American Black Journal, in Michigan Chronicle, in Black Enterprise, and on several radio shows.
![Composer Tomeka Reid](/media/5934/tomeka-reid.jpg?anchor=center&mode=crop&width=800&height=800&rnd=133440921800000000)
Tomeka Reid
Cellist and Composer
Tomeka Reid has emerged as one of the most original, versatile, and curious musicians in Chicago’s bustling jazz and improvised music community. A 2022 Herb Alpert Award recipient, 2021 USA Fellow, 2019 Foundation of the Arts recipient, and 2016 3Arts recipient, Tomeka received her Doctorate in Music from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign in 2017. In the fall of 2019, Tomeka received a teaching appointment at Mills College as the Darius Milhaud Chair in Composition.
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Naty Scabuso
Naty Scabuso is a professional illustrator based in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Since childhood, Naty has had a deep love for drawing, consistently expressing her desire to pursue a career in creating art. Naty's work is characterized by her love for bright colors, textures, and intricate details, all aimed at conveying a rich world of emotions through her illustrations.