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The Animal Song

Author Jonty Howley
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Hardcover
$18.99 US
RH Childrens Books | Random House Studio
8.88"W x 11.25"H x 0.42"D   | 16 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Jan 10, 2023 | 40 Pages | 978-0-593-38146-5
Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3
Reading Level: Lexile AD510L | Fountas & Pinnell M
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From musician and author/artist Jonty Howley comes a lively celebration of friendship and music, perfect for a gentle nighttime read. The story comes with a link to an original song by the author!

Snap! Poom-poom! Jingle-Jangle! Three talented animals--a crocodile playing a snare drum, a big brown bear with a bass, and a weasel with a banjo--form a traveling band to sing and play for the other animals in the woods. From spring to fall, they always attract an eager crowd. But when winter comes, the animals in the audience go off to bed and the band searches for a new stage. Skipping their own bedtime, the musical trio parades through the forest, moving on to the next performance until--Snore! Phew! Grumble-grumble!--even the band falls asleep.

A rhythmic text interspersed with onomatopoeia make the story in The Animal Song nicely noisy until the very end when--shh!--everyone is asleep. Featuring a website with original music composed by the author/illustrator, this book is perfect for helping young readers to get their sillies out right before it’s time to sleep!
“This simple and sweet tale is well patterned with a refrain that younger readers will adopt. The catchy tune that accompanies the story....will have young listeners singing along in no time.” —School Library Journal

"Lyrical, rhyming lines match the purported rhythm of the animal song, giving extra harmony to the images, text, and plot.” —The Bulletin
JONTY HOWLEY is a British author, illustrator, and musician. From a young age, Jonty has always loved to draw, and few things excite him more than beautiful books and the worlds you can find inside them. View titles by Jonty Howley

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From musician and author/artist Jonty Howley comes a lively celebration of friendship and music, perfect for a gentle nighttime read. The story comes with a link to an original song by the author!

Snap! Poom-poom! Jingle-Jangle! Three talented animals--a crocodile playing a snare drum, a big brown bear with a bass, and a weasel with a banjo--form a traveling band to sing and play for the other animals in the woods. From spring to fall, they always attract an eager crowd. But when winter comes, the animals in the audience go off to bed and the band searches for a new stage. Skipping their own bedtime, the musical trio parades through the forest, moving on to the next performance until--Snore! Phew! Grumble-grumble!--even the band falls asleep.

A rhythmic text interspersed with onomatopoeia make the story in The Animal Song nicely noisy until the very end when--shh!--everyone is asleep. Featuring a website with original music composed by the author/illustrator, this book is perfect for helping young readers to get their sillies out right before it’s time to sleep!

Praise

“This simple and sweet tale is well patterned with a refrain that younger readers will adopt. The catchy tune that accompanies the story....will have young listeners singing along in no time.” —School Library Journal

"Lyrical, rhyming lines match the purported rhythm of the animal song, giving extra harmony to the images, text, and plot.” —The Bulletin

Author

JONTY HOWLEY is a British author, illustrator, and musician. From a young age, Jonty has always loved to draw, and few things excite him more than beautiful books and the worlds you can find inside them. View titles by Jonty Howley

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