The Blues of Flats Brown - Tapa dura

When two unhappy mutts run away from their mean master, A. J. Grubbs, they are discouraged to learn that he is pursuing them to bring them back home, so Flats Brown and Caleb must come up with the perfect blues tune in order to make A. J. Grubbs understand how they feel.

Walter Dean Myers (1937 - 2014) was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia in. He was one of the premier authors of books for children, and received numerous awards including the Michael L. Printz award and the Coretta Scott King Award.

Nina Laden is the author and illustrator of the bestselling "When Pigasso Met Mootise" and "The Night I Followed the Dog." She grew up in the New York City area but now lives in Washington State with her husband and three stepsons. Like Flats Brown, she plays blues guitar.