In the Waves

by Lennon Stella, Steve Bjorkman (Illustrator), Maisy Stella

Overview

Grab your ol' flip-flops and your sunblock, too, for this fun-in-the-sun story told to the tune of the debut original song by Lennon and Maisy Stella, stars of the hit ABC show Nashville.

Head to www.harpercollinschildrens.com/inthewaves to listen and sing along as the girls gather their boogie boards and sip homemade lemonade.

With a sweet surprise ending, this story will delight readers young and old, and with photos of the girls from years past, this picture book keepsake is the perfect present for any Lennon and Maisy fan.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062359391
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/28/2015
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.20(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Lennon and Maisy Stella star in the hit television show Nashville. Born in Ontario, Canada, the sisters now reside in Nashville, Tennessee, with their parents, MaryLynne and Brad Stella (of the country music duo the Stellas). Though Lennon and Maisy have already scored a Top 40 hit with their rendition of "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers, "In the Waves" is their first released original song.

Steve Bjorkman has illustrated nearly one hundred picture books, including the New York Times bestseller Dirt on My Shirt by Jeff Foxworthy. He has also sold millions of greeting cards through Recycled Paper Greetings with his brother, Carl. Steve lives with his wife in Irvine, California.

Lennon and Maisy Stella star in the hit television show Nashville. Born in Ontario, Canada, the sisters now reside in Nashville, Tennessee, with their parents, MaryLynne and Brad Stella (of the country music duo the Stellas). Though Lennon and Maisy have already scored a Top 40 hit with their rendition of "Ho Hey" by the Lumineers, "In the Waves" is their first released original song.

Editorial Reviews

03/16/2015
The Stella sisters, who have been riding a popularity wave via their YouTube music videos and their roles on the TV series Nashville, bring the lyrics of their first original song to picture book form. In appropriately sunny mixed-media illustrations, Björkman (Dirt on My Shirt) shows the girls gearing up for a trip to the beach as their mother hurries them along from her desk. Their idea of sisterly fun is encapsulated in the song's refrain, "In the waves, in the water/ In the waves, in the water/ Just use your imagination/ You can have a dream vacation" and in scenes of a day spent splashing with fish and building sandcastles. The full meaning of that refrain comes through in the final pages, where it's revealed that the girls are actually playing around in "the bubbly-wubbly bubble bath." Light, lively fun for the authors' fans, who can enjoy included photos of the Stellas and their family, as well as listen to the song online. Ages 4–8. Authors' agent: Rubin Pfeffer, Rubin Pfeffer Content. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly

2015-02-03
Frothy fun from the Stella sisters, musicians and child stars of the TV series Nashville.Sans music, the text doesn't read any better than pop-song lyrics usually do: "Mom says, hurry, hurry come on / What could possibly be taking so long? // We say, Mama, we're almost done / Getting all ready for some sister fun // In the waves, in the water / In the waves, in the water." Björkman cranks the energy up, though, by portraying the recognizably drawn sibs exuberantly racing across a golden beach and diving into shallow waters positively crammed with brightly colored sea life and glittering treasure. Then, with a climactic view of a tub overflowing with suds, toys and a pair of hyped-up girls, comes the revelation that the beach was an imaginary one, the product of "two sisters who pretend a lot." The song is available for an online listen on the publisher's site. A photo album of the sisters on stage and elsewhere caps this souvenir of their first original release. As celebrity-authored books go, it could be worse. (Picture book. 5-7)

Kirkus Reviews