Silly Shrimphony - Simplified - (Bitty Bao) by Katherine Chow (Hardcover)

About the Book

When Quinn joins the symphony orchestra for the first time, he's met with a cacophony of clashing sounds. The toot toot of the flute...the plucka ding ding of the pipa...the bah dum of the tuba...what a mess! Will these silly shrimp every learn to play together? With playful onomatopoeia and bright, colorful illustrations, Silly Shrimphony is an exciting celebration of eastern and western instruments, melodies and harmonies, and the magic of teamwork.

Book Synopsis

Meet Quinn the shrimp, a tiny virtuoso violinist with big, musical dreams.

When Quinn joins the symphony orchestra for the first time, he's met with a cacophony of clashing sounds. The toot toot of the flute...the plucka ding ding of the pipa...the bah dum of the tuba...what a mess! Will these silly shrimp every learn to play together?

With playful onomatopoeia and bright, colorful illustrations, Silly Shrimphony is an exciting celebration of eastern and western instruments, melodies and harmonies, and the magic of teamwork.

About the Author

Katherine Chow is a devoted mother of three, happily married to her husband, Josh. Born in Taiwan and raised in Singapore, Australia, and Texas, she is fluent in Mandarin, thanks to her mother's Taiwanese heritage. As a former elementary school teacher, she has a love for children's literature and finds joy in creating storylines that spark interest and wonder in young readers.

Writing this book has been especially close to her heart, since she began her musical journey at the young age of five. Katherine plays the piano, violin, and pipa. She was in orchestra throughout middle and high school, and she also eventually joined the prestigious Houston Youth Symphony.

In between the joyful chaos of motherhood and finding the best coffee shops, Katherine found a way to channel her creativity by starting a small business, Kindred Roots Collection. She now spends most of her days making concrete planters with her friend and business partner, Jane. As a self-proclaimed "crazy plant lady," Katherine nurtures both her family and her greenery. She now resides in Colorado where she enjoys the sunshine and all the beauty of nature the state has to offer.

Jordan Eusebio is a Filipino-Chinese American artist in Los Angeles, California. When she's not pushing pixels as a graphic designer, she's illustrating silly shenanigans inspired by her interests such as art, music, the ocean, groan-worthy puns, and fantasy. In her work, she enjoys mashing together completely different concepts to create funny, whimsical, and weird works of art.

Jordan's life as a musician began at age five, when she started learning the piano, and expanded when she joined middle school band as a clarinetist. In high school, she switched to alto saxophone, which she played for marching, concert, and jazz bands. After many years of not playing actively, she missed music and yearned to play in an ensemble again. She decided to learn the cello and now plays with a local community college orchestra to keep that magic alive.