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Presents the lyrics to songs from Stephen Sondheim musicals produced from 1954 to 1981, including never-before-published songs from each show, and includes anecdotes and observations about his work and the American theater, as well as behind-the-scenes photographs.

Presents a collection of poems and lyrics by Grammy Award winner, singer-songwriter, and musician Alicia Keys depicting the joy, pain, sorrow, and depression of her life.

Illustrated poem and music describing the joys of a Thanksgiving visit to grandmother's house.

A family of mice celebrates the eight days of Hannukah with friends in this illustrated version of the holiday song. Includes musical notation.

A young girl's joy turns to dismay as larger and larger gifts arrive from her true love each day of the Christmas season.

A young woman's true love sends her extravagant gifts on each of the twelve days of Christmas.

This expanded version of the traditional rhyme shows what happens to the old man in all kinds of weather. Includes music on the last page.

The itsy-bitsy spider encounters a fan, a mouse, a cat, and a rocking chair as she makes her way to the top of a tree to spin her web. Includes music on the last page.

A cumulative folk song in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse.