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Full of joy and discovery, Louis Thomas' The Music of Life is a simple, melodious picture book about finding big inspiration and beauty in the smallest of details.At night when everyone else is asleep, one artist sits awake--pencil in hand,
stuck. Lenny is a composer, but this evening, no music floats from his head.
Then as night breaks into dawn, Lenny's cat, Pipo, begins lapping milk.
Lick lick lick. Birds yawn awake, singing in the trees.
Tweet tweet! A bike bell
tings on the street below. Suddenly, Lenny notices a rhythm to the world around him. He pulls on his coat and walks through the city to write down every sound he can find. Lenny listens to a gardener, a jogger, a dogwalker, and more neighborhood characters.
Finally, the morning's sounds culminate in a sun-dappled symphony that Lenny conducts in the center of the park.
A propos de l'auteur
Louis Thomas graduated from Gobelins, Paris, and Calarts, Los Angeles, in 2012. He then worked full-time in Californian animation studios before returning to France. Louis currently lives and works with his cat Pipo in his art studio, which can be found between the Pantheon and the Luxembourg Gardens of Paris, France. His first book was
Hug It Out!
Résumé
A heart-swelling picture book about finding the music and joy in everyday life!
