I love this book!! There's a lot to like about this book, so I'll make a list:
1. The educational value. This book, in a subtle yet effective way, teaches kids about different musical instruments and musical terminology. Words such as chords, key, rhythm, and melody are used in a comprehensive context that is easy for young readers to follow along with and understand.
2. Organization. This book's plot is clearly well-thought-out, and makes a lot of sense. We start by going into the concert, meeting the band members, and leaving the concert. This layout is concise and ideal for a musical book such as this. Additionally, this makes for a perfect bedtime book, or really an anytime book!
3. The interactive elements. I absolutely *adored* how the creators of this book decided to include a song for kids to listen to while reading. This definitely breathes life into the story and makes it seem like more than just a book. Somewhat similarly, the onomatopoeia of the instruments makes for an interactive learning experience to explore sounds.
4. Illustrations. Like I said, this book is written and designed to be very energetic and lively, and the illustrations were no different. They stuck with this theme by applying emotion and unique personalities to each band member. This was impressive! Each character became easily recognizable and fun, each in their own way.
I adore this book; bravo!!

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Cute book that does a great job introducing children to instruments and the noises they make. The link to the music works great and it really adds to an already fun book

Good rhymes, rhythms, and barnyard characters making music. Wish I had access to the QR code because I think it would have really been great. Maybe you could try it out in the store?
The illustrations by Karine Makartichan are delightful, complex, colorful, and fun.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of ANY age including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school or your local public library!
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More or less just an introduction to what might become a series, this takes us to a barn on a farm over the hills where great music is being played. The verse narrative then introduces us to the animal musicians and singers, a party is held (once you risk the use of a QR code to get the soundtrack song) and everyone goes home happy, the young audience hopefully more keen on music and movement as part of their growth. Unfortunately the verse really breaks up a lot in talking about all the different animals and their instruments, losing much of the rhyme and a fair chunk of rhythm, and without the music playing for us the descriptions of the musical sounds made in each corner of the barn just don't work. You really do need to have the song ready, which I wasn't able to do, leaving me with some weak onomatopoeia and not much else. There may well turn out to be a whole week's worth of these lessons, but this is the Monday morning before-breaktime introduction you really don't remember by the end of lunch, and it would need a lot more about it to stick in the mind.

What an absolutely fun read! Very interactive and a total groovy musical journey. Such beautiful artwork, too & we definitely enjoyed the rhymes & rhythms.
My son & I will definitely be reading this again.

Thank you NetGalley and Moving Melodies for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.