About this item
The look on our faces is easy to read: a little night music is just what we need!A late-spring night sky fills with bats flocking to a theater, already echoing and booming with delightful sounds of music. Bat music - plunky banjoes, bat-a-tat drums, improvised instruments, country ballads, and the sweet cries of a bat with the blues. Join this one-of-a-kind music festival as the bats celebrate the rhythm of the night, and the positive power of music. Brian Lies's newest celebration of bats and their dazzling, dizzying world will lift everyone's spirits with joyous noise and cheer!
About the Author
Brian Lies is the author/illustrator of the 2019 Caldecott Honor winner THE ROUGH PATCH, and of GOT TO GET TO BEAR'S! He also created the New York Times bestselling bat series, including BATS AT THE BEACH, BATS AT THE LIBRARY, BATS AT THE BALLGAME, and BATS IN THE BAND. He's the author and/or llustrator of more than two dozen other books, including MALCOLM AT MIDNIGHT (by W.H. Beck, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) and MORE (by I.C. Springman, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) . He has won many awards for his work, including the 2011 Bill Martin Jr. Picture Book Award (Kansas State picture book award) . Born in Princeton, New Jersey, Brian lives in eastern Massachusetts with his wife and daughter. He has loved libraries and books since he was little, and enjoys working with students in schools around the country. When he travels, he rarely misses an opportunity to explore the local library.
