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Children's Fiction Music

Play This Book

by (author) Jessica Young

illustrated by Daniel Wiseman

Publisher
Bloomsbury
Initial publish date
May 2018
Category
Music, Sounds, Imagination & Play
Recommended Age
2 to 5
Recommended Grade
p to k
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781681195063
    Publish Date
    May 2018
    List Price
    $22.99

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Description

For fans of Press Here, this new interactive picture book line invites readers to touch and move and "play" with the book.
To start our show we need a band--maybe you can lend a hand!
There are lots of ways little hands can make music. Each page of this interactive book invites readers to strum the guitar, slide the trombone, crash the cymbals, and more--no instruments required! With a delightful rhyming text and engaging illustrations, this book is full of instruments waiting to share their sounds. The only thing this band needs is YOU! Just use your imagination, turn the pages, and Play This Book!
Pair with Pet This Book, another title in this young picture book line that comes printed on heavy-duty card stock pages to stand up to all kinds of play!

About the authors

JESSICA YOUNG est une auteure et professeure d’art. Elle a écrit le livre My Blue Is Happy, couronné de prix, de même que I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams, Play This Book, Pet This Book et Bébé est arrivé! Jessica a grandi en Ontario, au Canada, mais elle vit maintenant avec sa famille à Nashville, au Tennessee.

 

Jessica Young grew up in Canada, and now lives in Tennessee. As a children's book author and an art teacher, she loves sharing the creative process with students. Her award-winning picture books, early readers, and chapter books include the Fairylight Friends early reader series, the Haggis and Tank Unleashed early chapter book series, My Blue Is Happy, Play This Book and Pet This Book, A Wish Is a Seed, the Finley Flowers chapter book series, Spy Guy the Not-So-Secret Agent, and I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams. You can learn more about her books at jessicayoungbooks.wordpress.com.

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Editorial Reviews

"Music-loving kids will go nuts for this interactive book. . . . Wiseman’s illustrations shine with bold strokes and bright colors and an inclusive cast of kid musicians. The book ends, of course, with thunderous applause." - School Library Journal
"Wiseman's art cleverly makes each instrument something readers can ‘play’ . . . Whether it's storytime for a large group or one-on-one laptime, just try and stop kids from following this book's titular encouragement." - Kirkus Reviews
"Eye-catching for young readers. . . . A fun, interactive read-aloud perfect for a ­pet-themed storytime." - School Library Journal on PET THIS BOOK
"The inclusion of lively sound effects for each animal will indeed encourage interactive participation . . . and the bold illustrations make this a natural for read-alouds." - Booklist on PET THIS BOOK

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