Immerse yourself in the wonders of music and magic, as you follow a cast of creative puppets, who want to make a harmonious song late one night. But it's not as easy as it seems, and they encounter some problems along the way. What is their solution?
"This is a delightful story which reaches children on so many levels, allowing them to live fully into their imaginations and encouraging them to create in a variety of different ways while also teaching practical skills of music making and life skills of listening, sharing and working collaboratively."
-Jocelyn Kotchie, Composer and Music Educator, President of the WA Music Teachers Association.
"This book is a blueprint that sets the direction for the joy and yearning for learning. This amazing book immediately captures the essence of the magic of music, sound and rhythm so that any child will want and need to know more! As a long-term educator and scholar of human understanding I have seen that this book delivers more than words and pictures but a journey of discovery. It leads to understanding and enchanting children into the joy of what makes us all seek music as our accompaniment to our lives and seek out delight and wonder in music to enchant the listener and the learner. Josie Thomas has homed in on the focus of finding excitement and captivation for early learners of music and as she is one of the great teachers of children it is worth noting that this book highlights why this is really worth reading for your child."
-Dr Pamela D Schulz OAM, Senior Adjunct Research Fellow, University of South Australia (School of Creative Industries and Communication) Adelaide, July 2018
Thomas, Josie: - Josie Thomas has been a teacher of many decades and has taught all levels from Preschool to Year 12, in a wide variety of schools encompassing all social backgrounds. She began as a primary classroom teacher and after completing her music degree at the University of Melbourne, moved into music teaching in secondary schools. She has also taught other subjects, including Social Studies, English, History and Health. In 2008, Josie opened her own successful private piano studio, specializing in beginners and intermediate levels. Josie was elected in 2017, to the VMTA Council (Victorian Music Teachers Association) and in 2018 became President of the VMTA, working with a visionary team to improve music education.
Van Oosten, Riley: - Riley Van Oosten is a young transgender self-taught artist from Melbourne. He has been drawing since he could hold a pencil, and has wanted to pursue illustrating for children's books since he was 7. Riley has a passion for caring for animals and drawing them. He loves to use art to convey emotion and thoughts, which makes it a joy to place characters into a variety of situations within a book. He likes to make the illustrations tell a story within themselves. He plans on furthering his freelance art and education for the years to come, and is aiming to publish many books for the future!
