Boy and the Spell : Musical Stories Series

A charming children¿s book adapted from the opera ¿L¿Enfant et les Sortileges¿ (1925) by composer Maurice Ravel, with a libretto by Colette. Some have compared this opera to Maurice Sendak¿s ¿Where the Wild Things Are¿; Sendak himself created the set deigns & costumes for a production of this opera. Having trouble with homework, Thomas takes out his frustration on the things around him -- his books, his clock, his furniture. But one day, Armchair bellows, 'My stuffing has had enough!¿ & blows Thomas ¿clear out of this world into a strange place in time,¿ where numerals scatter, book characters come alive, & cakes fight back. Will Thomas ever return home? For ages 5-10. Designed to create an awareness of classical music among young children. Ill.Shea, Pegi Deitz is the author of 'Boy and the Spell : Musical Stories Series', published 2008 under ISBN 9781422392522 and ISBN 142239252X.