Easter Parade - Hardcover

Berlin, Irving

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060291257 ISBN 13: 9780060291259

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2003

Synopsis

Oh, I could write a sonnet
About your Easter bonnet,
And of the girl I'm taking to
The Easter Parade

celebrated composer Irving Berlin wrote "Easter Parade" over sixty years ago. Now his timeless song comes to life in this delightfully sunny picture book.

Lisa McCue's warm, friendly art tells the simple story of a father and daughter bunny who set off for the Easter parade. Once on the avenue, they join throngs of other animals in a magical New York setting filled to the brim with flowers, balloons, and, of course, Easter bonnets!

This book is the perfect way for the youngest readers to celebrate a beloved spring holiday. The music and lyrics to the original song are also included as a special bonus.

About this title

About the Author:

Irving Berlin (1888-1989) was one of the most prolific American songwriters in history. Among his more than twelve hundred songs were "God Bless America," "Cheek to Cheek," "Anything You Can Do," "There's No Business Like Show Business," and, of course, "White Christmas." He also composed seventeen film scores and twenty-one Broadway scores. The songs of Irving Berlin have left an indelible mark on music and culture worldwide.

Lisa McCue is the acclaimed illustrator of more than one hundred books for children, including Part-time Dog and The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy, by Jane Thayer, and Irving Berlin’s easter parade. She is also the designer and creator of Fuzzytail Greetings, her own line of greeting cards. Ms. McCue lives with her family in Annapolis, Maryland.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 1. The popular song, written more than 60 years ago, gets new life for a new audience in this sprightly book featuring a bunny dad and his daughter. The text is the words of the song. The artwork, which brings to mind such adjectives as cute and adorable, begins as Father Rabbit escorts his young daughter, in her big, flowery bonnet, out to the avenue, where all the animals are dressed in their finest. McCue tries to inject some action into the rather sedate "story" by showing the girl's hat blowing off and her father dashing down the street to catch it. A photographer takes their picture, and they wind up in the "rotogravure," a moment that is neatly inserted in its proper place in the lyrics. The song, words and music, is appended. This is not an essential purchase, but the stuffed animal-like characters are instantly appealing, and children will have fun singing the familiar refrain. Ilene Cooper
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About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060291257
• ISBN 13: 9780060291259
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: McCue Lisa