Alaina and the Great Play
- Subject
- Performing Arts - Theater & Musicals
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Publisher
- Alazar Press
- Size
- 29.0 cm × 21.8 cm
- ISBN
- 9781733686525
A little girl discovers the magic of theater and finds her own voice on stage!
With the guileless wonder and innocence of a little girl, Alaina is profoundly changed by the performance of a school play. As she falls in love with the art of live theater, her enthusiasm lands her center stage. Alaina's imagination and exuberance lead to something joyous and unexpected.
Alaina recounts, “But when I opened my mouth, the right words didn’t come out. I was too excited to say that little speech. It wasn’t good enough for that great play, so…” Join Alaina as she prepares to thank the audience at her elementary school play and discovers the power of self-expression.
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What reviewers said
"I wish we could have seen more of the play. Alaina seemed like she really enjoyed the play. And then she even did a flip, just like me! I also liked that the people in the book looked so real!" Aidyn, age 6, Kids Book Buzz
"The story went directly to the heart and life of a child … the illustrations were exciting companions to the text." —Ashley Bryan, Author of Freedom Over Me, winner of a Newbury Honor and 19 other awards
"Award-winning author Greenfield introduces readers to Alaina, an ebullient kindergartner who discovers her love of live theater. On the day of the second-grade play, Alaina wakes up excited because she gets to make the closing speech, “Thank you for coming. Goodbye.” She runs her lines through her head all day, but when her big moment comes, she is so blown away by the performance, she almost forgets what she is supposed to say. After turning a few celebratory summersaults, she delivers her lines and later falls asleep smiling and thinking of the play. Bootman’s gorgeous illustrations use…
"Text and pictures capture the delight, energy, reflection and spontaneity of young Alaina. Lovely book to share with children." —Geraldine Larson, librarian an Field Experience Coordinator for the UNC-School of Library Information Science
"A delightfully illustrated, one-of-a-kind Greenfield creation that will have readers wishing for another."
"Eloise Greenfield is a master storyteller. She and Colin worked their magic. His illustrations made me feel like I was part of Alaina’s world."
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