The Composer is Dead by Lemony Snicket

Snicket, Lemony The Composer is Dead, illustrated by Carson Ellis, music by Nathaniel Stookey. HarperCollins, 2009. PICTURE BOOK, with free CD. The Composer was found dead last night and the Detective has come to the Orchestra in order to find the murderer. Very thoroughly, he interviews each part of the orchestra until he thinks he has found the culprit, only to have the entire orchestra put him in his place. The book is accompanied by a fully orchestrated version on CD – about 25 minutes – so I can only hope that an animated version is also forthcoming, because this could very easily be another classical introduction to the orchestra – like Peter and the Wolf, but much more modern! EL, MS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library-Teacher.