The Baby's Opera. A Book of Old Rhymes With New Dresses by Walter Crane. The Music by the Earliest Masters.[Walter Crane, illustrator]. London and New York: Warne, [n.d., ca. 1900]. Early American edition. Oblong octavo. 56 pages. Every page illustrated in color. Publisher's binding, in the rare dust jacket.

Applause! Applause! And wasn't it easy! Even non-musical teachers will love using this simple musical play. Children will bring stories to life through drama, music, art, language, and gross motor activities. Each book contains a CD (print books) or audio files (eBooks) and a resource guide loaded with songs, music, and step-by-step directions for classroom use or performance. The CD and audio files contain both songs with lyrics, and piano accompaniment only. This play is loaded with wonderful music and catchy lyrics that children will want to sing again and again!

An illustrated retelling of the plots of fifteen well-known operas.

The author's rewriting of opera stories from seven different composers combined with illustrations and a select discography, introduces to children some of the great operatic themes of the last 200 years.

Capture the excitement of a night at the opera with this stunning collection of eight favorite opera stories, each illustrated by a different artist.The Magic FluteAidaCarmenThe Cunning Little VixenTurandotCinderellaHansel & GretelThe Love for Three Oranges