This is a Christmas story about a living lump of coal that falls off of a barbecue and wishes for a miracle to happen to him. He is very artistic and wants to become an artist. He then goes on a search and first finds an art gallery and thinks the art has been done by other lumps of coal, but ins...
Lemony Snicket tells a tale about a despondant bird who paints, and the friendly dog trying to cheer it up. Of course, cake and hats with panache and a mezzo-soprano and a goat are involved. (It's Lemony Snicket, are you really surprised?)If you know a little one who likes big words, or if you're...
I was not a fan of this book at first and then I started seeing all the connections through the pictures and the words. There were thirteen words that were focused on in this story and as each word was presented it was tied back to the previous words that had been talked about. This would be a gr...
Read this without the CD (the local library removed it)...Snicket is a genius, and I'm sure the CD might even push this to a 5-star rating.Recommended for all those who love Snicket's work, and/or anyone seeking to teach the pieces of the orchestra.UPDATE: After acquiring the CD, I've upgraded th...
The Composer is Dead written by Lemony Snicket is a dark, funny and brilliant way to introduce kids into the art of Orchestra with a twist. We see in the book the investigator try and solve the composers death. As he is doing this, we learn much about music and its history. The instruments comes ...
The composer is dead is about a composer that goes through a series of interesting events that leads to an investigation trying to solve his death. The first scene of the book is the composer deciding what instruments are going to play what. A joke is told about a dead composer who is decomposing...
The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket, Music by Nathaniel Stookey, illustrations by Carson Ellis – Wow. Talk about a fascinating creation. I chose to play the audio version and read along. First: LOVED the ad lib throughout the audio version, threw my kiddo many times as we listened, which is go...
I know some individuals who would rather be caught dead than read books written for a younger audience in mind. This book is a very quick read but I find it very silly and wonderful. I truly feel like Lemony Snicket understands kids. His writing is light-hearted and the story is odd but a wonder ...