David Gets His Drum

By Bob Reiser, Eric Velasquez and David Francis

A wise man named Brulla Roberts
once said. "Drummer man's magic
doesn't come from the drum. The
magic comes from the drummer man.
"Undoubtedly true, but, as six-year-old
David knows only too well, without
that drum there is no drummer man!
Ever since he can remember. David's
"felt the itch in his fingers and the
rhythm in his wrists." He's tried keeping
time with anything and everything ,
including spoons. knives. and shoes.
To Mom's dismay, he's even taken apart
the legs of a kitchen chair!
One Sunday morning. Mom and Dad
present him with a real drum and
sticks. As Dad says, "Now you don't
have to break the furniture." Racing
across town to join Brulla's marching
band, David drums his heart out. And
when a few short hours later that
drum tears, so does David's heart.
A touching memoir of jazz drummer,
David "Panama" Francis. this glowingly
illustrated picture book will inspire and
captivate young musicians as well as
any child with a dream. Luminous oil
paintings enhance the gentle story and
further reveal the magic of music and
the joy it gave to one "drummer man"
from old Miami.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: May 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781483617589

Bob Reiser

David "Panama" Francis. Now Deceased, was a professional musician for over seventy years. He was also one of the most recorded jazz drummers of all time. Bob Reiser is an award-winning author and professional storyteller. Among his books are those written with Pete Seeger. Carry It On and Everybody Says Freedom. He lives in Tarrytown, New York. Eric Velasquez is an artist and jazz enthusiast. Among the picture books he has illustrated is The Piano Man, winner of the Coretta Scott King New Talent Award. He lives in Hartsdale. New York. MARSHALL CAVENDISH 99 White Plains Road Tarrytown New York 10591

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Copyright © 2013 by David Albert Francis. 122211-STEE

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Rev. date: 04/02/2013

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Many years ago, way down South where the summers are long and the salty smell from the ocean blows in every evening, a boy name David lived in a small house on a