Ty's Travels: Showtime!: A My First I Can Read Story About Music and Imagination for Children (Ages 4-8)

Lyons, Kelly Starling

ISBN 10: 006308368X / ISBN 13: 9780063083684

Published by HarperCollins, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ty's Travels: Showtime!: A My First I Can Read Story About Music and Imagination for Children (Ages 4-8)
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 006308368X
• ISBN 13: 9780063083684
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Mata, Niņa
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Ty rocks out with friends in this new book in the Geisel Honor–winning series!

Join Ty on his imaginative adventures in Ty's Travels: Showtime, a My First I Can Read story by acclaimed author and illustrator team Kelly Starling Lyons and Niņa Mata. Music, imagination, and play are highlighted, making this perfect for sharing with children ages 3 to 6.

Rap-a-tap-tap!

Thrum, thrum, thrum!

Plink-a-plink-plink!

Ty loves playing the instruments, but something’s missing—his friends! With the help of his vivid imagination, Ty and his friends are onstage in a band making great music together.

With simple, rhythmic text and joyful, bright art, this My First series is perfect for shared reading with a child. Books at this level feature basic language, word repetition, and whimsical illustrations, ideal for sharing with emergent readers. The active, engaging stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey.

Praise for Ty's Travels series:

Ty’s Travels: All Aboard has been named United Through Reading's 2024 Book for the Military Child.

Join Ty and his friends for a jam session that includes:

• Teamwork and Friendship: Ty discovers that playing instruments is fun, but making music with his friends Ari and Jazz is even better.
• Imagination and Play: From the classroom to a packed concert hall, Ty’s imagination takes center stage and invites everyone to join in.
• Rhythmic, Repetitive Text: Simple sentences and fun sounds like Rap-a-tap-tap! and Thrum, thrum, thrum! help build confidence in new readers.
• A Joyful Black Main Character: Part of the beloved, Geisel Honor-winning series, Ty’s adventures are celebrated for providing positive, relatable representation for young children.

About the Authors

Kelly Starling Lyons is a founding member of the Brown Bookshelf (thebrownbookshelf.com). Her acclaimed picture books include My Hands Tell a Story; the Caldecott Honor title Going Down Home with Daddy; and Sing a Song: How “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Inspired Generations. Her series for beginning readers, Ty’s Travels, won a Geisel Honor for Zip, Zoom! Visit her at kellystarlinglyons.com.

Niņa Mata is a children's bookmaker and New York Times bestselling illustrator. Her books include She’s Got This; I Absolutely, Positively Love My Spots; I Promise and I Am More Than (both by LeBron James); and the Ty’s Travels series, including the Geisel Honor Book Ty’s Travels: Zip, Zoom! New is her authorial picture book debut. Visit her at ninamata.com.