{"product_id":"9781662680953","title":"Piece by Piece: How Stephen Sondheim Made Musical Puzzles Come Alive","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSIGNED Copies Available!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Sondheim learns to assemble musicals like the pieces of a puzzle on his way to becoming an American theater icon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring nonfiction picture book on the creative process that will spark an interest in music for kids ages 7–10.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore he became a greatest lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim was a boy filled with curiosity—a boy who loved figuring out how things worked. After his parents’ divorce scattered the pieces of his life, he found comfort in music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuided by his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Stephen learned that the best way to get better was to practice: choosing notes, choosing words, and putting it all together, piece by piece. Writing musicals wasn’t easy, and not everyone loved Stephen’s new and unusual shows. But Stephen loved figuring it out, and loved the way the people in every show became like a family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor Erin Frankel’s prose and illustrator Stacy Innerst’s art combine in beautiful harmony. Together, they bring to life Stephen Sondheim as he solves musical puzzles, writing hit shows like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInto the Woods\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweeney Todd\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and many more!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Astra Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44220158410794,"sku":"signed","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0152\/7041\/2388\/files\/9781662680953_c61d0.jpg?v=1774963669","url":"https:\/\/booksofwonder.com\/products\/9781662680953","provider":"Books of Wonder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}