Description: Based on the beloved song from "The Sound of Music," this beautiful picture book gives this classic tune new meaning with Graef's gorgeous illustrations. Includes a complete score and lyrics of the song. Full color.
Brief description:
Richard Rodgers (composer 1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (librettist/lyricist, 1895-1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in American musical theater. Their first musical, Oklahoma!, was also the first of a new genre, the musical play, blending Rodgers' sophisticated style of musical comedy with Hammerstein's innovations in opera. Oklahoma! was followed by Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music, among others. Collectively the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals earned thirty-four Tony Awards, fifteen Academy Awards, two Pulitzer Prizes, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy Award.
Review Quotes:
"Graef's charming illustrations bring the reassuring images of Hammerstein's lyrics to life with softness and warmth." - School Library Journal