Philadelphia Chickens - by Sandra Boynton & Michael Ford (Mixed Media Product)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>America's beloved illustrator and children's author combines her buoyant genius with some of the most talented people on the stage, presenting that rarest of kids' musical disks--one whose inimitable lyrics and music make it as sing-along, dance-along, cluck-along for parents as it is for their children. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>You have to hear it to believe it. And even then, it may take a while.</b> <br> Grammy nominee. #1 New York Times bestseller. And, with 1 million copies in print, a Recording Industry Association of America Platinum album. What an event! What a show! It's <i>Philadelphia Chickens</i>--the catchy and quirky, tuneful and toe-tapping, exuberant, unexpected, and totally endearing family-musical-in-a-book.</p><p>Here is a full-color songbook of 17 1/2 illustrated story-poems, and a full-length, fully orchestrated CD of original songs performed by such luminaries as Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, The Bacon Brothers, and Laura Linney, who pleads "Please, Can I Keep It?--it followed me home. / What exactly it is/ I don't know." Also joining in are Eric Stoltz, Scott Bakula, and two Boyntons, including daughter Caitlin McEwan, who performs a piece that every little listener will relate to--a love song to the chocolate chip cookies that are just out of reach. With the collaboration of composer Michael Ford, <i>Philadelphia Chickens</i> is that rarest of kids' musical discs--one whose inimitable lyrics and music make it as irresistible to parents as it is to their children.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>That curious Boynton pizzazz takes to the stage in <i>Philadelphia Chickens</i>, a zippy musical production for kids and way beyond. And just wait till you hear who's in the cast...</p><ul><li>The Seldom Herd sings "Cows"</li><li>Meryl Streep sings "Nobody Understands Me"</li><li>The Bacon Brothers sing "Philadelphia Chickens"</li><li>Keith Boynton sings "Be Like a Duck"</li><li>Laura Linney sings "Please, Can I Keep It?"</li><li>Eric Stoltz sings "Snuggle Puppy"</li><li>Patti LuPone sings "I Like to Fuss"</li><li>The Bacon Brothers sing "Snoozers"</li><li>Caitlin McEwan sings "Faraway Cookies"</li><li>John Stey sings "Fifteen Animals"</li><li>The Heath Sisters sing "Belly Button" (round)</li><li>Kevin Kline sings "Busybusybusy"</li><li>Michael Ford sings "Those Dinosaur Bones"</li><li>Darcy Boynton chants "Dinosaur, Dinosaur"</li><li>Beth Andrien sings "Jump Rope Jive"</li><li>Scott Bakula sings "Pig Island"</li><li>Adam Bryant sings "Pajama Time"</li><li>Natasha Richardson sings "Silly Lullaby"</li><li>Aaaardvarks (Mark Linn-Baker, Joe Grifasi, Michael Gross & Devin McEwan) sing "The Intermission Song"</li></ul> <br> With these performers, words and pictures by Sandra Boynton, and music by the incomparable <i>Rhinoceros Tap</i> team of Boynton & Ford, you have to hear it to believe it. And even then, it may take a while.
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