Musical Picture Book
Story Ana Gerhard Illustrations Marie Lafrance Music I Musici de Montréal Narration Colm Feore
Travel through time following a charming little mouse called Minim who loves cheese and music. On this occasion, he finds himself bouncing around in Emily’s skirt pocket as she joyfully skips down the stairs to her father’s bustling workshop. A very special guest has just arrived, a musician deemed to be the best violinist in the world. Little do the luthiers know that they will come very close to witnessing a terrible accident: the destruction of Niccolo Paganini’s most cherished instrument. Luckily, the little girl saves the day by miraculously catching the violin in midair before it hits the floor. Filled with gratitude, the maestro begins to play a piece for her—as if nothing else in the world ever existed.
In addition to an illustrated story and introductory notes on the composer, the book is accompanied by a CD featuring recordings of the narrated story and the performance of the composition “Caprice 24.”
Pub Date: 2021
Ages: 5 to 9 / Grades 1 to 5
Keywords: Classical Music / History / Mouse / Paganini
Author / Performers
Ana Gerhard studied as a concert pianist at the National Conservatory of Music in Mexico City and is a renowned music educator. In addition to writing the Little Stories of Great Composers series, she is a four-time recipient of the Parents’ Choice Award for Little Creatures, Listen to the Birds, Simply Fantastic, and Amazing Water.
I Musici de Montréal is a Canadian chamber orchestra founded in 1984 by cellist and conductor Yuli Turovsky. This permanent collective of 15 musicians has a broad repertoire that ranges from baroque to contemporary music.
Colm Feore achieved fame as one of Canada’s premiere stage actors, playing virtually all of Shakespeare’s leading men over numerous seasons of the Stratford Festival. While he continues his work on stage, he also frequently appears on television and film. He is particularly well-known for his supporting roles in notable Hollywood productions Chicago, Thor, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, House of Cards and The Umbrella Academy.
Illustrator
Marie Lafrance studied graphic arts, etching, and worked as a printmaker before going on to illustrate children’s books. Over her career she’s earned three nominations for the Governor General’s Literary Award, and she recently received the Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Award for A Hen for Izzy Pippik.
這本音樂繪本由 Ana Gerhard 撰寫，Marie Lafrance 繪製，並由 I Musici de Montréal 伴奏、Colm Feore 朗讀。
可愛的小老鼠 Minim 再次展開時空之旅，這次他藏在小女孩 Emily 的裙袋中，隨她興奮地奔向父親熱鬧的製琴工坊。今天，一位舉世聞名的小提琴大師來訪—— 尼可洛・帕格尼尼（Niccolò Paganini）！然而，眾人即將見證一場驚心動魄的意外——大師最珍愛的小提琴差點摔碎！幸好，Emily 眼疾手快，在琴落地前奇蹟般地接住。為了表達感激之情，帕格尼尼為她獨奏了一曲，彷彿世界上再無其他事物存在……
本書除了迷人的故事與作曲家介紹，還附上 CD，內含 旁白故事 及帕格尼尼經典名曲 《第24號隨想曲》（Caprice 24） 的演奏。
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