The Bear and the Piano

Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 178603560X
Category : Bears
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
This best-selling tale of exploration and belonging, which won the Waterstones Childrens Book Prize 2016, Illustrated Book Category, is now available in board book.

The Bear, The Piano, The Dog, And The Fiddle

Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0358063396
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
In this charming, gorgeously illustrated follow-up to the award-winning The Bear and the Piano, a fiddle-playing dog and his human pal share the joy of music, and discover that, even through sad times and far-apart times, good friendship lasts forever. Fiddle-playing Hector and his dog, Hugo, are best friends. Hugo is Hector's biggest fan, and when Hector decides to retire, Hugo secretly learns to play the fiddle himself. Soon, a famous piano-playing bear invites him to join his all-animal band and travel the world to perform in front of huge crowds—an opportunity that Hector had always dreamed of for himself. Will Hector be able to overcome his jealousy and learn to be happy for his friend? This heartfelt tale reminds us that there are many different kinds of success, and it celebrates the joy and healing powers of music and friendship.

Grandad's Secret Giant

Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 1786031736
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
'Funny, touching and visually stunning, this really is a book to treasure.' Daily Mail A GIANT story of belonging and friendship from David Litchfield, author of the Waterstones Illustrated Book Prize 2016 winner The Bear and the Piano. "He has hands the size of tables," Grandad said, "legs as long as drainpipes and feet as big as rowing boats. Do you know who I mean?" "Yes," sighed Billy. "The Secret Giant. But he's not real!" Billy doesn't believe his Grandad when he tells him there's a giant living in his town, doing good deeds for everyone. He knows that a giant is too big to keep himself hidden. And why would he WANT to keep himself a secret? But as time goes on, Billy learns that some secrets are too BIG to stay secret for long... This delightful heartfelt story of belonging and friendship teaches the importance of tolerance and acceptance to young children.

Brave Bitsy and the Bear

Author: Angela McAllister
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618639946
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
A small toy rabbit and a large woodland bear come to each other's rescue during the winter.

The Bear That Wasn't

Author: Frank Tashlin
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486466191
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66

Book Description
A hibernating bear awakens to find himself smack dab in the middle of a sprawling industrial complex where people think he's just a silly man who wears a fur coat. 46 illustrations.

We Were Wolves

Author: Jason Cockcroft
Publisher: Andersen Press Limited
ISBN: 1787612090
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal Nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal Boy lives in a caravan on his own in the woods. His dad, John, is in prison and promises to get out soon. All the boy needs to do is survive alone for a little while longer. But dark forces are circling – like the dangerous man in the Range Rover, who is looking for his stolen money. And then there are the ancient forces that have lain asleep in the woods for an age...

The Weight of a Piano

Author: Chris Cander
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0525654682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

Book Description
USA TODAY BESTSELLER In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Blüthner piano, on which she discovers an enrichening passion for music. Yet after she marries, her husband insists the family emigrate to America—and loses her piano in the process. In 2012, in Bakersfield, California, twenty-six-year-old Clara Lundy is burdened by the last gift her father gave her before he and her mother died in a terrible house fire: a Blüthner upright she has never learned to play. Now a talented and independent auto mechanic, Clara’s career is put on hold when she breaks her hand trying to move the piano, and in sudden frustration she decides to sell it. Only in discovering the identity of the buyer—and the secret history of her piano—will Clara be set free to live the life of her choosing.

Essential Keyboard Repertoire, Volume 1

Author: Lynn Freeman Olson
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9781457440540
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 148

Book Description
This exciting edition contains 100 early intermediate selections in their original form, spanning the Baroque period to present day. The repertoire, which includes several minuets, folk dances, character pieces and much more, has been carefully graded and selected for student appeal by editor Lynn Freeman Olson.

Lights on Cotton Rock

Author: David Litchfield
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
ISBN: 1786033380
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 43

Book Description
Heather is a little girl who wants to go to Outer Space, where the stars sparkle with magic and wonder. When a spaceship lands at Cotton Rock, it seems that all of her dreams have come true. But soon the alien has to leave. Will the spaceship ever come back? And if it does, is Heather ready to leave everything on Earth behind? In this new story, best-selling author and illustrator David Litchfield travels into space and through time to show that what we are looking for might be closer than we think.

Piano Adventures - Level 3B

Author:
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1616773731
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
(Faber Piano Adventures ). The Popular Repertoire Book provides popular hits paired with imaginative activity pages that explore rhythm, note reading, and theory basics. Contents: Angel Eyes * Honky Cat * I Believe I Can Fly * I Got Rhythm * I'll Be There fro You * Inspector Gadget (Main Theme) * Jeopardy Theme * The Rose * Sunrise, Sunset.