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Piece by Piece (How Stephen Sondheim Made Musical Puzzles Come Alive)
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Product Details
Author:
Erin Frankel, Stacy Innerst
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
48
Publisher:
Astra Publishing House (April 21, 2026)
Imprint:
Calkins Creek
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
Age Range:
7 to 10
Grade Level:
2nd Grade to 5th Grade
ISBN-13:
9781662680953
ISBN-10:
1662680953
Weight:
16.8oz
Dimensions:
8.94" x 10.81" x 0.41"
File:
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Folder:
RandomHouse
List Price:
$19.99
Country of Origin:
China
Pub Discount:
65
Case Pack:
24
As low as:
$15.39
Publisher Identifier:
P-RH
Discount Code:
A
QuickShip:
Yes
Overview
Stephen Sondheim learns to assemble musicals like the pieces of a puzzle on his way to becoming an American theater icon. This inspiring nonfiction picture book on the creative process will spark an interest in music for kids ages 7–10.
Before he became a noted lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim was a boy filled with curiosity—a boy who loved figuring out how things worked. After his parents’ divorce scattered the pieces of his life, he found comfort in music.
Guided by his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sondheim learned that the best way to get better was to practice: choosing notes, choosing words, and putting it all together, piece by piece. Writing musicals wasn’t easy, and not everyone loved Stephen’s new and unusual shows. But Sondheim loved figuring it out, and loved the way the people in every show became like a family.
Author Erin Frankel’s prose and illustrator Stacy Innerst’s art combine in beautiful harmony. Together, they bring to life Stephen Sondheim as he solves musical puzzles, writing hit shows like West Side Story, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and many more!
Before he became a noted lyricist and composer, Stephen Sondheim was a boy filled with curiosity—a boy who loved figuring out how things worked. After his parents’ divorce scattered the pieces of his life, he found comfort in music.
Guided by his mentor, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sondheim learned that the best way to get better was to practice: choosing notes, choosing words, and putting it all together, piece by piece. Writing musicals wasn’t easy, and not everyone loved Stephen’s new and unusual shows. But Sondheim loved figuring it out, and loved the way the people in every show became like a family.
Author Erin Frankel’s prose and illustrator Stacy Innerst’s art combine in beautiful harmony. Together, they bring to life Stephen Sondheim as he solves musical puzzles, writing hit shows like West Side Story, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, and many more!








