"Brown does not disappoint. . . . A delightful musical debut sure to be a hit at story hours."--School Library Journal, starred review
Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends! You'll meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each animal offers a special secret: about emotion regulation, social awareness, mindfulness, and many more important life skills.
Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you--a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve!
Children and adults can enjoy this timeless picture book as a traditional read-along, or can choose to listen to original musical compositions as they read--one for each animal--with a free interactive smartphone app, which uses augmented reality to play the appropriate song for each page when a phone's camera is held over it.
The author will be donating all U.S. royalties due to him to support music education for children worldwide, through the New Hampshire Charitable foundation.
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Susan Batori is a Hungarian illustrator, graphic designer, and character design addict. She studied graphic design at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest.
"[The] author of The DaVinci Code (2003) and other wildly popular titles for adults, here offers young listeners a poetry collection accompanied by music.... Batori's cartoon illustrations are whimsically engaging." --Kirkus Reviews
"Best-selling author [Dan] Brown's debut picture book offers a wide-ranging, peppy blend of rhyming poems, puzzles, motivational messages, and music." --Booklist