(Part 2) Best children performing arts fiction books according to redditors
We found 80 Reddit comments discussing the best children performing arts fiction books. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
I recently read Beautiful Music for Ugly Children and it was pretty alright. It's a MG novel about a closeted trans guy in high school who DJs on his neighbor's radio show and gets the idea to introduce himself there using the name he really wants to go by. It backfires when kids in his school start to listen to the music.
Hah, these are quite different to our baby girls first books that we got at our baby shower!
My Dad Thinks he's funny
Quantum Physics for Baby
and Avocado Baby
I'm looking forward to reading our girl "My dad thinks he's funny", because my god I do all those things already.
From this book by the way - https://www.amazon.com/Dough-Boys-Paula-Chase/dp/0062691813
Rather than focusing on race specifically, you can emphasize that people are different in lots of ways, and that's what makes us unique and special. Assuming your kid is young, you might read a book like It's Okay to be Different or Whoever You Are. If you do want to talk about different skin colors specifically, you could check out The Skin You Live In, Happy In Our Skin, or All the Colors of the Earth. For slightly older kids, Amazing Grace explores both race and gender when the protagonist is told by classmates that she can't be Peter Pan in the class play because she's a girl and she's black (don't worry, it has a happy ending!). Another good one is The Sandwich Swap - not about race specifically, but about cultural differences, exemplified by different foods.
We read (sang) On Top of the Potty over and over and over and over and...well I basically have it memorized right now. Sister recommended it after doing it with her kids and ours enjoyed it, I don't know if I can quantify how much it helped.
My 4yo still holds it in for a day or so, she just doesn't like to poop. One thing that helped was we used to really celebrate when she'd poop and she got a kick out of that. She still wants us to come and see when she poops, but at this stage, you know, they don't poop anymore. She takes a shit. Like, a beastly, middle-aged, alcoholic bum shit that stinks up the whole floor, and we're still trying to give positive feedback but enthusiasm is waning!
Here's a few that my almost 4 year old girl loves these days:
Sector 7 - Kind of like a beginners sci-fi picture book
Mr. Rabbit and the Lovely Present - A simple little tale, beautifully told about a girl and a rabbit (Maurice Sendak illustrated)
Paddle to the Sea - Little boy carves a canoe and sends it off to the sea. This book follows its journey along the Great Lakes to the sea. Also a great NFB short film.
When Louis Armstrong taught me Scat - Cute story for music lovers.
Sylvester and the Magic Pebble - A young donkey finds a stone that grants wishes.
Click clack moo - Cows find a typewriter and start making demands on the farmer. Kind of an introduction to collective bargaining.
Lookin' for Bird in the Big City is a picture book about Miles Davis as a kid playing his trumpet throughout the city looking for Charlie Parker. He hops on the subway at one point.
The cover is blue :/
The summary doesn't say anything about his mother, but the rest could fit. Johnny Hangtime.
Rosa Moreno: Hollywood, California?
http://www.amazon.com/Rosa-Moreno-Hollywood-California-American/dp/0689831269
Thank you so much for the offer. Aidan is 11. He likes the Wimpy Kid books. http://a.co/4EW188c
link to book
Aidan
Please get her this book. Or at least watch the video of the reading together.
Hilary Hippo Movie Star, Mirette on the Highwire, Purple, Green, and Yellow
Angel in my Pocket - Ilene Cooper
Monday has flown by!
Is it A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban?
King Bidgood's In The Bathtub
Also The Napping House
Miranda Goes to Hollywood
probably not modern enough but worth a mention
The Devil and His Boy
2: Guitar Girl?
I didn't think much of Shakespeare, and then I studied King Lear, I reccomend Laurence Olivier's performance, he is so natural in his delivery that the meaning is usually very clear. You might also want to check out Ian Mckellen talking about his portrayal of the character of Lear, and look at some lectures on YouTube. All of this helped my understanding greatly.
This guys lectures are very good:
http://youtu.be/wo9DSOJ0LsI
Also, I got this book when I was in school, and it is a good starting point for Shakespeare, as you can find out what is going on in his plays. Leon Garfield has adapted them into stories.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shakespeare-Stories-Leon-Garfield/dp/0140389385/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1458681942&sr=1-1&keywords=leon+garfield