Here We Come! by Matthies, Janna

Join a cast of friends, human and animal alike, as they embark on a musical read-aloud adventure in this upbeat, joyful picture book.

A boy sets off with his flute and his stuffed bear and a rum-pum-pum. As they make their way through the town and the woods, they ask, "Wanna come?" Soon, kids and creatures join in the fun one by one, playing instruments, singing, and dancing to the catchy tune.

But will a storm bring their fun-filled musical parade to an end?

Author: Janna Matthies
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Published: 03/15/2022
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.50w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781534417878
Audience: Baby-Preschool

Review Citation(s):
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2022
Publishers Weekly 04/25/2022
School Library Journal 04/29/2022 pg. 1
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2022 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style

About the Author
Janna Matthies is a picture book author and early elementary music teacher in Indianapolis. Her books include Here We Come!; God's Always Loving You; Two Is Enough, which made the 2016 Bank Street list and New York Times Book Review; The Goodbye Cancer Garden; Peter, the Knight with Asthma; and Monster Trucks. Janna is a longtime volunteer with the Indiana SCBWI and provides editorial services to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra for picture books supporting their Teddy Bear Concert Series. When she's not writing or making music, Janna can be found digging in the garden, swimming laps, walking Juneau the howling Husky, or keeping up with her husband and three mostly-grown kids.

Christine Davenier's favorite dessert is profiterole au chocolat. She is the illustrator of many books for children including the Iris and Walter series by Elissa Haden Guest and The First Thing My Mama Told Me by Susan Marie Swanson, for which Christine received a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year Award. She lives in Paris.