Performing Arts - Kids Fiction

The ideal gift book for anyone whose dad makes them laugh -- or roll their eyes. When his son says "I'm hungry," Dad says, "Hello, Hungry. Pleased to meet you." Before slicing a cake for dessert, Dad announces, "There's my piece. What's everybody else...

Lilka Learns to Play the Piano is the first book in the series - I Can Read Without Pictures, by author Terry Laub. It is a story about a young girl who wants to learn to play the piano after hearing it played at...

Since starting ballet classes at the Paris Opera, Meg has explored every nook and cranny of the majestic, mysterious building, places where she is allowed to go . . . and places where she isn't! In one of these forbidden passages, she meets the...

From Margaret Dilloway, author of Summer of a Thousand Pies, comes a heartfelt and funny story about a shy eleven-year-old who learns to manage her anxiety through improv classes--and discovers her activist voice. Perfect for fans of Sharon Draper, Lynda Mullaly Hunt, and Holly...

Meet elementary school superstar Dylan St. Claire in this laugh-out-loud book about a live-out-loud boy. Dylan's getting ready to audition for the school play, a musical about outer space, and he's got his sights set on playing the star . . . figuratively and...

Can Bear overcome his stage fright and make his animal pals chuckle? Bear dreams of becoming a comedian. His jokes are unbearably funny, and he wants nothing more than to make his friends laugh. But Bear has a problem. He has stage fright. When...

Chuan helps readers learn about ratios to craft puppets.Author: Virginia PilegardISBN-10: 158980077XISBN-13: 9781589800779Publisher: Pelican Publishing CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2003Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 11.48h x 8.64w x 0.34dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.7Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 76479 / Warlord's PuppeteersReview Citation(s): Kirkus Review - Children...

Andy and Sandy hit the stage in this fourth book of an easy-to-read picture book series about friendship--from Caldecott and Newbery Honoree Tomie dePaola and Emmy Award-winning writer for the Muppets Jim Lewis. Outgoing Sandy convinces shy Andy to do a dance at the...

Twelve-year-old undercover zombie Tulah Jones has a problem. She'll soon be sharing her first-ever stage kiss with dreamy Jeremy Romero in the school musical. But her total death breath is sure to ruin any chance with her crush-along with her cover And what's worse,...

In the tradition of Pitch Perfect, two best friends battle it out for a capella group supremacy in this hilarious M!X novel. Wylie Tennyson and Jada Emmett have been best friends forever. They have done everything together for so long that when Jada decides...

From award-winning Norwegian author Arne Svingen comes "an uplifting coming-of-age story" (The Wall Street Journal) about a relentlessly positive teenager who uses his love of opera to cope with his less-than-perfect home life. Bart is an eternal optimist. At thirteen years old, he's had...

Poppy and her best friend, Millie, decide to organize an active talent show for their neighborhood. But as the talent show gets closer, Poppy realizes she doesn't have an active talentAuthor: Michele JakubowskiISBN-10: 1479522813ISBN-13: 9781479522811Publisher: Picture Window BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2014Pages: 32Format: Library BindingWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

After winning a national funny-kid competition and starring in his own TV show, kid comic Jamie Grimm is out to conquer the world--with laughter, of course! Comedian Jamie Grimm can't help feeling like he's reached the top. But now he's taking his fame and...

A teenage paparazzo makes a dangerous discovery in this timely look at celebrity "that is likely to be snapped up and make a lasting impression" (School Library Journal). All Jamie Gordon wants to do is to take pictures of celebrities...and maybe to become famous...

The story of Ben is fiction, but it could be the story of more than one jazz musician who grew up in the twenties. Using the art-deco style of the period, Rachel Isadora not only captures the poignancy and yearning of a youthful talent,...

Meet Jaxx, a happy-go-lucky New York City dog, whose life is suddenly turned topsy-turvy when he gets lost during a blizzard. Wrenched away from his human family, alone, shivering and struggling to survive, he is rescued and taken in by strangers at The Metropolitan...

A gentle picture book demonstrates that sometimes a little help from friends is all the magic you need. Like many amateur magicians, Hedgehog finds that his tricks don't always proceed as planned. Mouse doesn't quite disappear, Rabbit (being larger than Hedgehog) is difficult to...

No light is as unforgiving as the spotlight, but to be in it while being a teenager is just plain brutal. This collection of fictional short stories highlight the struggles, hopes, failures, and triumphs of young aspiring singers, dancers, actors, actresses, and performers. While...

Adventures of a Kid Magician is Zach's private journal, detailing how magic gets Zach both into and out of trouble as he learns life lessons Along with Zach's thrilling stories and eye-catching sketches, each adventure comes with a secret magic code that will take...

Fifth grader Yolonda is determined to prove that her younger brother is not a slow learner but a true musical genius in this sweet and inspirational Newbery Honor Book. Yolanda is smart, tough, and big for her age. Back in Chicago where they used...

A determined boy tries to find the perfect place to curl up with his new book in this hilarious and heartwarming story. From bedroom to den, from kitchen to backyard, our eager reader dodges his baby sister's messes, a lawn full of spraying sprinklers,...

Bitterly disappointed when his family falls asleep as he plays his newfound harmonica, a spirited young pig runs away'only to undergo harrowing adventures before he, with the aid of his magical sleep-inducing harmonica, can be reunited with his loving family.Author: William SteigISBN-10: 0062059246ISBN-13: 9780062059246Publisher:...

Trevor and Sam look alike. But their lives couldn't be more different.Trevor is a movie star, living the Hollywood life. He has everything he could ever want. Everything, that is, except the one thing he wants most: to play baseball for real.Sam is a...