Album Notes

“Let’s Have a Reading Party!” is the new CD by award-winning singer/storyteller Steve Blunt and best-selling author/illustrator Marty Kelley. It features 16 funny, original songs & stories that celebrate reading for kids aged 4-10. There are several all-new musical recordings by Blunt & Kelley together, as well as spoken-word “read-along” versions of Kelley’s books: The Rules, Fall is Not Easy, Winter Woes, Spring Goes Squish, and Summer Stinks. A number of Blunt’s library songs from past years are also included: “Reading Rocks the Granite State,” “The Pirates’ Reading Song (Treasure Reading),” and others. Musical styles range from old-time folk/country on “Catch the Reading Bug!” to kid-friendly punk rock on “Summer Stinks”—an adaptation of Kelley’s book of the same title, that is sure to be the hit of the season!

Blunt and Kelley are popular presenters at NH schools and libraries. They began collaborating when author/illustrator Kelley—who also plays drums, percussion, and harmonica—did the artwork for Blunt’s 2007 CD, “Outta School!”