Musical Tales & Tunes

by Giles Andreae, Guy Parker-Rees. "we can all dance, when we find music that we love".

adapted by John Feierabend, illus. by Vincent Nguyen

Barn Dance! by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault is the book to read. LeVar Burton visits a Tennessee hoedown, bluegrass music, and clogging lesson at an authentic barn dance.

The fairy tale of the miller's daughter who gets help spinning straw into gold.  LaVar Burton visits the Renaissance festival where daily life is re-enacted and traveling performers.

In Eve Bunting's book a boy travels to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial with his father to seek his grandfather's name. 

In the book by Margaree King Mitchell, Uncle Jed, a black barber, struggles through the Great Depression to save enough money to open his own barbershop.

Classic songtale adapted by John Feierabend and includes the tunes & a downloadable MP3 file.

Adapted by John Feierabend. Even the big bad fox can’t resist joining the fun in this topsy-turvy folk song, part of a series of captivating picture books based on beloved songtales from the great American folk music tradition.

adapted by John Feierabend and illustrated by Adriana Wimler.

Set of 19 Songtales in hardback adapted by John Feierabend. All include tune and downloadable MP3 file.

Set of 20 Songtales in hardback adapted by John Feierabend. All include tune and downloadable MP3 file.