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The Note Who Faced the Music Hardcover – Picture Book, March 14, 2023

4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 33 ratings

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Half Note doesn’t feel whole. With two beats, she isn’t as big and beautiful as Whole Note, or as quick and upbeat as Quarter Note. She worries she’ll never measure up! So when the other members of the musical staff are at rest, she picks up like a fast tempo and leaves.

But Composer and the staff can’t play anything noteworthy without Half Note. Their only hope is to convince Half Note to change her tune and come back.

This hilarious, offbeat tale of sheet music in treble will strike a chord with anyone who’s felt out of sync, ringing with reassurance that everyone has a part to play when working as a team. At the coda, readers can develop their ear with a glossary of musical terms included.

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K-Gr 3-Half Note is feeling underappreciated in this hilarious story about musical notes and the value of everyone. The Half Note notices how wonderful everyone else sounds, but her own beat just isn't enough anymore, so she boards a train to head for the end of the line. Will the composer be able to lure her back? Music lovers and children who have had enough training to be in on the joke will appreciate the puns that abound through the story, and the happy ending is sure to please just about everyone. The exuberant artwork, a mad blend of comic-book style and Saturday morning cartoons, adds to the fun of the story. VERDICT A good choice for libraries needing stories for the music section or for funny books with wordplay.-Debbie Tannerα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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"[A] hilarious story about musical notes and the value of everyone [...] Music lovers [...] will appreciate the puns that abound through the story, and the happy ending is sure to please just about everyone." ―School Library Journal

"Nonstop wordplay [...] well suited for classroom use alongside instruction." ―Publishers Weekly

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Page Street Kids (March 14, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645676315
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645676317
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.9 x 0.35 x 10.55 inches
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Customers find the book has clever music puns that make musical notation fun for kids and adults. They describe the story as sweet, whimsical, and creative with an empowering ending. Readers appreciate the wonderful illustrations and consider it a nice treat for music lovers and families.

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6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the clever music puns in the book. They find it fun to read aloud and make musical notation fun for kids and adults. The glossary in the back is appreciated by older readers. Overall, customers describe the book as sweet, creative, and adorable.

"Lindsay Bonilla has done it again with this musical, whimsical creative story. The alliteration is fun to read and the puns make adults giggle...." Read more

"...an especially nice treat for the music lover as it's laced with clever music puns throughout. I read it to my little one as soon as it arrived!" Read more

"...Such a cleverly written book. The more times we read it, the more witty puns we found." Read more

"This book was absolutely adorable...." Read more

5 customers mention "Story quality"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story. They find it sweet, creative, and empowering. The ending shows that everyone has an important role.

"Lindsay Bonilla has done it again with this musical, whimsical creative story. The alliteration is fun to read and the puns make adults giggle...." Read more

"...It's a great little story for everyone, and an especially nice treat for the music lover as it's laced with clever music puns throughout...." Read more

"...It’s a cute story though with beautiful and colorful illustrations." Read more

"Wonderful illustrations and a catchy story of how one can feel out of tune with their place in life...." Read more

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Customers enjoy the illustrations. They find the illustrations wonderful, colorful, and witty.

"...Kids love the cute illustrations. The story has an empowering ending which proves that everyone plays an important role in life...." Read more

"...It’s a cute story though with beautiful and colorful illustrations." Read more

"Wonderful illustrations and a catchy story of how one can feel out of tune with their place in life...." Read more

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3 customers mention "Gift value"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book a nice gift for music teachers, families, and curious kids. It's laced with clever humor and is a great treat for music lovers.

"...It's a great little story for everyone, and an especially nice treat for the music lover as it's laced with clever music puns throughout...." Read more

"Great for music loving families and curious kids alike. This story provides so much opportunity for discussion and learning about sheet music...." Read more

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Fun and educational book with a great message! 🎶
Adorable book with fun wordplay! Very cute, quirky illustrations of anthropomorphic musical notation and a cool conductor. It would be great to introduce kids to the different notes and their beats. I can imagine every elementary music teacher having a copy. It also has a nice message about everyone being valuable and having a part to play.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023
    Lindsay Bonilla has done it again with this musical, whimsical creative story. The alliteration is fun to read and the puns make adults giggle. Kids love the cute illustrations. The story has an empowering ending which proves that everyone plays an important role in life. Our older boys enjoyed the glossary in the back as it reflected all they have learned in piano lessons. We will be gifting this book to our piano teacher and her kids, for sure!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2023
    This story is so sweet and teaches the lesson of knowing your value and not comparing yourself to others. It's a great little story for everyone, and an especially nice treat for the music lover as it's laced with clever music puns throughout. I read it to my little one as soon as it arrived!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2023
    This is a cute book. I’ll probably tuck it away or return it though I’m an elementary music teacher and I don’t think it will be useful in my classroom. There’s A LOT of vocabulary to cover in here and they fly by with out elaboration so it’s only punny if you know everything already: notes values (obviously), whole and half rests, flat, sharp, natural, flag, syncopation, coda, forte, accelerando, crescendo.

    It’s a cute story though with beautiful and colorful illustrations.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2023
    We gifted this to our piano lesson instructor and she loved it. Such a cleverly written book. The more times we read it, the more witty puns we found.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2024
    This book was absolutely adorable. I read it for my childrens' classes via zoom and the kids loved the story of the Half Note not feeling it's whole self and being picked up by its fellow notes.
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2023
    Wonderful illustrations and a catchy story of how one can feel out of tune with their place in life.
    The feeling of being "unappreciated" is something we all may face at times. The whole "musical staff"
    comes together to show important a single note can really be.
  • Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2023
    Great for music loving families and curious kids alike. This story provides so much opportunity for discussion and learning about sheet music. We loved the puns and is so much fun to read aloud!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
    Kids learning to read music and/or play instruments will delight in this fun, pun-filled story about a half-note who learns her value. The book gives lessons in the value of diversity as it shows how each unique note is important to creating a beautiful musical composition. I enjoyed the colorful illustrations and the helpful glossary in the back of the book.