The Birthday Music Book: Play Happy Birthday and Celebratory Music by Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, and More - Hardcover

by Jennifer Eckford (Author), Amy Adele (Illustrator)

An interactive story book with eight musical clips, including "Happy Birthday" and other classical masterpieces

Get ready to celebrate with eight touch-activated sound chips, join sing along to "Happy Birthday" and discover seven other iconic pieces of classical music, as you follow one little mouse who wakes up on her birthday, goes out to pick flowers in the woods, then returns home to discover all her friends and family are ready to surprise her with a birthday party! Simply press the stars on the pages to hear the songs in this interactive sound book, which also includes sheet music for budding musicians.

Music includes: "Happy Birthday," Bach's Cello Suite No 1 "Prelude," Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King," Offenbach's "Can-Can," Rossini's "William Tell Overture," Strauss's "The Blue Danube," and Mozart's "Overture from the Marriage of Figaro."

Author Biography

Jennifer Eckford studied fine art at the Slade before becoming a writer and editor of children's books. Her work has been published into more than 30 languages. She lives in the North Norfolk countryside in the UK with her husband, young son, and dog. Amy Adele is a UK-based illustrator specializing in children's books. She studied illustration at Falmouth University in Cornwall, UK. Adele lives with her partner and two young children. Her work inspirations include nature and imagining the secret lives of woodland animals while on walks with her children. She primarily works in watercolor and gouache, with a little digital magic here and there. Her pockets are full of sea glass, feathers, and chestnuts, partly collected by her children but mostly by herself.