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Spend a day with composer John Cage—hear what he hears, see what he sees, and get caught up in the music he weaves from his experiences.A nonfiction picture book perfect for kids ages 7–10 who love music and exploring the world of sounds around them.John Cage is a man who makes music with screws and bolts or with rubber bands. He’ll play a toy piano onstage in his suit. Why? To make people listen. To make them think.As John goes through an ordinary day, he finds that it’s full of wonder and full of music. John hears the seeds of music in everything from slippers scuffing on an old wooden floor and water whooshing from a faucet to beeping horns and screeching brakes outside. He even hears music in the silence of the forest as he harvests mushrooms.Author Gary Golio’s poetic text and illustrator Andrea D’Aquino’s bright, graphic illustrations remind kids to “open your ears / open your mind… YOU ARE / the music / the noise / the silence.”

In this second volume in a graphic novel series about an aspiring witch, Brume embarks on a quest to discover the epic mystery behind the origin of her spell book. Perfect for young readers ages 7–11!Brume and her friends must find out what happened to the powerful village witch, Näia—and they are determined to continue their search until they find answers! Näia is the witch Brume idolizes, and her hunt for answers to the mystery of her spell book—possibly Näia’s—leads Brume to cross paths with the Ankou, a terrifying being that chases down creatures who are close to death. Brume ponders a difficult question: How does someone outrun death? And although her trusted companions, Hugo and Hubert, don't have the answer, Brume senses that someone important has just done it. For Brume, a feeling is more than enough to make the challenging journey worthwhile.Series Overview : Brume is an aspiring witch—and with her best friend Hugo and her pig Hubert, nothing can stop her from discovering her

Stephen Sondheim learns to assemble musicals like the pieces of a puzzle on his way to becoming an American theater icon.An inspiring nonfiction picture book on the creative process that will spark an interest in music for kids ages 7–10.Before he became a greatest lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim was a boy filled with curiosity—a boy who loved figuring out how things worked. After his parents’ divorce scattered the pieces of his life, he found comfort in music.Guided by his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Stephen learned that the best way to get better was to practice: choosing notes, choosing words, and putting it all together, piece by piece. Writing musicals wasn’t easy, and not everyone loved Stephen’s new and unusual shows. But Stephen loved figuring it out, and loved the way the people in every show became like a family.Author Erin Frankel’s prose and illustrator Stacy Innerst’s art combine in beautiful harmony. Together, they bring to life Stephen Sondheim as he solves mus