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2024

New England (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)

Wellesley Books

Penguin Random House

Open this unique picture book and meet John Cage, the pioneering, inspiring composer who believed all sound—from the crash of a slamming door to the whirr of a blender to the whoosh of the wind—was music.

Told in second person and paired with exciting illustrations as innovative as Cage’s music, here is a picture book–perfect for any budding musician–that celebrates the genius of a nonconforming musician who always stayed true to his artistic vision.

BEAUTIFUL NOISE: THE MUSIC OF JOHN CAGE

Out for a walk on a cloudy day, Hound suddenly decides that he's gone far enough...right in the middle of a busy intersection! His owner tugs on his leash and offers treat after treat, but Hound won't go. What will it take to get this stubborn hound moving?

HOUND WON'T GO

This simple nonfiction picture book about the beloved American poet William Carlos Williams is also about how being mindful can result in the creation of a great poem like "The Red Wheelbarrow"--which is only sixteen words long."Look out the window. What do you see? If you are Dr. William Carlos Williams, you see a wheelbarrow. A drizzle of rain. Chickens scratching in the damp earth." The wheelbarrow belongs to Thaddeus Marshall, a street vendor, who every day goes to work selling vegetables on the streets of Rutherford, New Jersey. That simple action inspires poet and doctor Williams to pick up some of his own tools--a pen and paper--and write his most famous poem.In this lovely picture book, young listeners will see how paying attention to the simplest everyday things can inspire the greatest art, as they learn about a great American poet.

16 WORDS: WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS AND "THE RED WHEELBARROW"

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