Bøger af Carol Selick

Dive into the heartwarming tale of 'Sing for Me, Sarah', where a young girl discovers her voice in the most unexpected places.Join Sarah, a spirited child with a passion for singing, as she embarks on a journey to find her voice for a talent show. Struggling with stage fright, Sarah meets her neighbor, Miss Lorenzo, an opera singer, who becomes her guiding light.With Miss Lorenzo's help, Sarah finds her voice and gains the courage to shine on stage. Filled with warmth, music, and the power of friendship, this enchanting story is perfect for children aged 5-12.Discover the magic of 'Sing for Me, Sarah' and the beautiful song that will captivate hearts. Includes a special surprise at the end with music written by Carol Selick.

When young Peter hears his grandfather play the pianohe feels the music from his head to his toes.Jazz!!!! Peter wants to play just like his grandfather.But when the music stops, so does Peter's dream of learning to play the piano. Until one day he finds a surprise gift from his grandfather which makes his dream possible.With the support of his grandmother and Mr. Wally, a dedicated piano teacher, he can continue his grandfather's musical legacy."Play for Me, Peter" is a story about inspiration, the power of music and the special bond between a boy and his grandparents.

Beyond the Song is an autobiographical novel based on the author's coming of age in the 'sixties and early 'seventies. A singer-songwriter like her alter-ego Carol Marks, Carol Selick begins each chapter with lyrics she wrote and still performs today. Taken together, the songs introduce the themes of her story and trace the development of her character as she rebels against her strict suburban upbringing to join the counter-culture in hopes of fulfilling her dream of making it in the music business. The narrator relates her tale in a warm, vulnerable, and irrepressibly zany voice as Carol goes to school in Washington DC, drops out to take a pilgrimage to Berkeley, and eventually winds up living in New York in pursuit of making it in the music business. Torn between romance and career, she continually wavers. Her quest for freedom lands her in a series of dangerous situations and narrow escapes: she hitchhikes in California at the time of the Manson murders, attends anti-war demonstrations that turn violent, and is nearly arrested when her boyfriend is nabbed in a drug raid. Along the way, the narrator also meets two important guides who help her sort her priorities, take herself seriously, and develop her considerable talents: Rose, a pioneering black woman songwriter based on hall-of-famer Rose Marie McCoy, Carol's real-life mentor; and Bruce Pasternak, a fictionalized psychoanalyst who helps her establish the self-assurance to stand on her own two feet at a time when female singer-songwriters had few role models. All inform the heroine's lyrics and narrative voice as she gradually learns to believe in herself, discipline her talent, and turn her heartbreak into song.