Tag Archives: Performing Arts

The Story of the Nutcracker Ballet (Pictureback(R))

Rating: (4 reviews)
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Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Product Description
Illus. in full color. The magic of the beloved ballet is captured in this affordable edition. Art by a Caldecott Honor Book artist complements a succinct narration that is ideal for young children.  

The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Don Hahn
Publisher: Disney Editions

Product Description
The Alchemy of Animation: Making an Animated Film in the Modern Age is a step-by-step introduction to animated filmmaking from one of the foremost producers of animated features. By drawing (sorry!) upon more than seven decades of Disney’s classic and beloved animated films, this [...]

On the Day You Were Born: Book and Musical CD

Rating: (80 reviews)
Author: Debra Frasier
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books

Product Description
Debra Frasier’s modern classic On the Day You Were Born has been welcoming babies into the world for more than a decade–and has sold over a million copies. Now this favorite hardcover book comes to life with a musical CD featuring an original [...]

Walt Disney’s Legends of Imagineering and the Genesis of the Disney Theme Park

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Jeff Kurtti
Publisher: Disney Editions

Product Description
Fifty years ago, Walt Disney utterly transformed the concept of outdoor entertainment venues from tawdry carnivals and seedy amusement piers called “amusement parks,” to an entirely new destination that would come into common vernacular as the “theme park.” Although Disneyland was the inspiration of [...]

Oliver Button Is a Sissy

Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Voyager Books

Product Description
A little boy must come to terms with being teased and ostracized because he’d rather read books, paint pictures, and tap-dance than participate in sports. “There is a good balance between the simple text . . . and the expressive pictures . . . [...]

Wee Sing Bible Songs (Wee Sing) CD and Book Edition (Wee Sing)

Rating: (16 reviews)
Author: Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!

Jammin’ with the Jonas Brothers: An Unauthorized Biography

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Lexi Ryals
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
These brothers are already a tween sensation!
Girls can’t get enough of these adorable boys who have recorded two successful albums, guest starred on Disney’s Hannah Montana, are special guests on Miley Cyrus’s Best of Both Worlds Tour, and have just filmed a [...]

Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book of Animals (Ed Emberley’s Drawing Book)

Rating: (37 reviews)
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Publisher: L,B Kids

Night Before Christmas, The

Rating: (45 reviews)
Author: William Wegman
Publisher: Hyperion

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Clement C. Moore’s beloved poem about Santa’s arrival on Christmas Eve has been illustrated by hundreds of artists since its first publication in 1823. Two collectors of antique children’s books have selected a variety of these charming pictures from Arthur Rackham, Jessie Willcox Smith, Thomas [...]

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village

Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Laura Amy Schlitz
Publisher: Candlewick Press

Book Description
Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.
Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There’s Hugo, the lord’s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by [...]

Face-Off (Hannah Montana)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Alice Alfonsi
Publisher: Disney Press

Wee Sing for Christmas (Wee Sing)

Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!

Star Wars Complete Cross-Sections: The Spacecraft and Vehicles of the Entire Star Wars Saga

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: David Reynolds, Curtis Saxton
Publisher: DK CHILDREN

Book Description
This amazing title unites all four Incredible Cross-Sections books in one volume, enlarged and updated with brand-new illustrations-including the TIE bomber, Imperial shuttle, A-wing, and B-wing-along with revised technical introductions, behind-the-scenes pages, glossary, and index. (c) 2006 Lucasfilm Ltd. and TM AUTHOR [...]

I Want To Be A Jedi (DK READERS)

Author: Simon Beecroft
Publisher: DK CHILDREN

Book Description
Enter the Jedi Academy and find out what it takes to be a Jedi. How do the Jedi work with the Force? What is the Jedi Code? How do the Jedi make their light sabers? All these questions-and more-will be answered in I Want to Be a Jedi. [...]

Kaleidoscopic Design Coloring Book (Coloring Books)

Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Lester Kubistal
Publisher: Dover Publications

Book Description
Charming coloring book includes 30 black-and-white designs based on patterns made by a kaleidoscope — a Greek word meaning “beautiful form.” Optically enchanting, these images will appeal to colorists of all ages. Artists and craftworkers will also find them an exciting source of inspiration [...]

Wee Sing Children’s Songs and Fingerplays (Wee Sing)

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!

If You’re Happy and You Know It (Baby Board Books)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Annie Kubler
Publisher: Child’s Play International
Product Description
This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery songs and interactive text. Ages: birth - 2 years Manufacturer: Marlon Creations

The Circus Scare (Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew #7)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Aladdin

Book Description
Come one,come all!The circus is coming to River Heights! The flyers claim this circus will be the biggest and best show around, with the funniest clowns, the cutest animals, and the most daring acrobats. Nancy and the Clue Crew can’t wait to see it! But [...]

Wee Sing Nursery Rhymes and Lullabies (Wee Sing)

Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Pamela Conn Beall, Susan Hagen Nipp
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
The bestselling Wee Sing line is now tailored for the most modern Wee Sing fans! These eight classic Wee Sing titles are now in a great new package—a book and CD in a reusable blister!

Transformers: The Ultimate Guide: The Ultimate Guide (Transformers)

Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK CHILDREN

Book Description
Transformers: The Ultimate Guide is a detailed look at the fantastic world of these mechanical marvels. Follow each character’s history and witness the amazing evolution of the Transformers, from physical structure and weaponry to personalities, alliances, and important battles. Detailed illustrations show exactly how [...]

The Book of Virtues for Young People: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories

Rating: (3 reviews)
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Ella Elephant Scats Like That: Baby Loves Jazz

Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Andy Blackman Hurwitz
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
Hi-de-hi, hi-de-ho! Ella Elephant will teach you how to scat: Ella Elephant sings jazz just like that And uses her mouth to do something called scat .

Mad for Miley: An Unauthorized Biography: An Unauthorized Biography

Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Lauren Alexander
Publisher: Price Stern Sloan

Book Description
Miley Cyrus is taking the world by storm as Disney Channel’s Hannah Montana— her soundtrack album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, she’s signed a four-album deal with Hollywood Records, she has a hit show on Disney Channel, and she went [...]

Games and Giggles Just for Girls (American Girl Library)

Rating: (5 reviews)
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Publisher: American Girl

Hold on Tight (Hannah Montana)

Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Laurie Mcelroy
Publisher: Disney Press

Seeing Green (Hannah Montana)

Author: M. C. King
Publisher: Disney Press

High School Musical 2: The Junior Novel (Junior Novelization)

Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: N. B. Grace
Publisher: Disney Press

Book Description
Goodbye, classroom! Hello, summer! But for Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor, this vacation is no day at the beach; theyre all working at a country club founded by none other than Ryan and Sharpay’s grandfather! And with the club’s annual Midsummer Night’s Musical [...]

The Last Holiday Concert

Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Aladdin

Book Description
For Hart Evans, being the most popular kid in sixth grade has its advantages. Kids look up to him, and all the teachers let him get away with anything — all the teachers except the chorus director, Mr. Meinert. When Hart’s errant rubber band hits [...]

Keeping Secrets (Hannah Montana)

Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Beth Beechwood
Publisher: Disney Press

Tackylocks and the Three Bears

Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Helen Lester
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books

Book Description
How do you keep a crowd of energetic young penguins entertained? Put on a play, perhaps? But will they pay attention through an entire performance? If Tacky’s center stage, they might. Even in his flowing blond wig and [...]

The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire Star Wars Saga

Rating: (52 reviews)
Author: DK Publishing
Publisher: DK CHILDREN

Book Description
Provides a complete, comprehensive overview of the Prequel movies (Episodes I-III) and the Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI), this is the definitive photographic guide to the entire Star Wars saga.

The Ultimate Visual Guide to Star Wars

Rating: (30 reviews)
Author: Ryder Windham
Publisher: DK CHILDREN

Book Description
Providing fans and newcomers everything they need to know about the highest-grossing movie saga ever, this is the first-ever visual guide to the entire Star Wars franchise

Dooby Dooby Moo

Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Doreen Cronin
Publisher: Atheneum

Book Description
Duck and his friends are at it again. This time they’re pooling their considerable resources to win a local talent show, because first prize is a TRAMPOLINE. The cows want to sing. The sheep want to sing. [...]