{"product_id":"igniting-wonder-childrens-theatre-company-9780816681143","title":"Igniting Wonder: Plays for Preschoolers","description":"\u003cp\u003eYoung children love to explore their world through drama--characters, dialogue, story arcs, and props are all standard elements of a child's play. It is no surprise then that professional theatre has long been regarded as a way to support children's social-emotional, cognitive, and creative development. Increasingly, there is an international interest in theatre for very young audiences, and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003ereported on a \"baby boom\" in American theatre, with a marked upswing in the number of stage plays being written and produced for toddlers and preschoolers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFueled by ongoing research into developmental psychology and theatre arts, the Children's Theatre Company (CTC) of Minneapolis presents in this book four of its newly commissioned plays for preschoolers. CTC is widely recognized as the leading theatre for young people and families in North America; it received the 2003 Tony award for regional theatre, and Time magazine rated it the number one children's theatre in the United States. These four plays encompass a broad range of styles and subjects: \u003ci\u003eBert and Ernie, Goodnight!\u003c\/i\u003e is a musical about Bert and Ernie's unlikely but true friendship, written by Barry Kornhauser and based on the original songs and scripts from \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Biggest Little House in the Forest\u003c\/i\u003e is a toy-theatre play about a group of diverse animals trying to share a very tiny home, adapted by Rosanna Staffa from the book by Djemma Bider. \u003ci\u003eThe Cat's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e is a dazzling shadow-puppet play with a little girl who rides on a friendly cat, written by Fabrizio Montecchi. And Victoria Stewart's \u003ci\u003eMercy Watson to the Rescue!\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the Kate DiCamillo Mercy Watson series, is a comic romp featuring the inadvertent heroics of everyone's favorite porcine wonder. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile these plays are as different as they could be, they all help young children to develop a moral compass and critical-thinking skills--while also showing them the power of the theatre to amaze, delight, and inspire. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Children's Theatre Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816681147\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816681143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d","brand":"Children's Theatre Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46431319032063,"sku":"9780816681143","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a3ce2e9-434e-4b77-ac66-bfbdc1a9d1c4.jpg?v=1735140967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/igniting-wonder-childrens-theatre-company-9780816681143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}