SKU: GI.G-9548
Composed by John M.
Feierabend. First Steps
in Music. Music
Education. 32 pages. GIA
Publications #9548.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-9548).
ISBN
9781622772834.
Kitt
y Alone is the latest in
series of captivating
picture books, each based
on a beloved songtale
from the great American
folk music heritage, and
collected by John M.
Feierabend. This
beautifully illustrated
version of Kitty Alone
was conceived by
illustrator Mina
Echevarria, who suggested
setting the song in the
Appalachian Mountains and
using a bobcat as the
title character. Since
they are rarely seen in
the daytime, Appalachian
locals refer to the
bobcat as the
“woods
ghost.†Here the
illustrations create the
ghostly bobcat in the
evening darkness of the
forest encountering
several delightful
friends. Also notice the
red thread that appears
throughout. Â Find it
in the last
picture…was it all
just a dream? Like
the other picture books
in John M.
Feierabend’s First
Steps in Music series,
Kitty Alone includes a
description of the
history of the song, the
notation of the song, and
a link to download the
song sung by Jill Trinka
at no cost. The song may
be downloaded in
audio:Â FREE MP3
Download - Full
Performance MP3 download
instructions: Windows
users right click on the
link. Mac users hold down
the Control key as you
click the link. Then
select either Save Link
As... or Save Target
As... and choose the
location you would like
to save the file on your
computer. Watch the
promotional video for
Kitty Alone to hear the
song and see images from
the picture book. Â
The collaborative work of
author/adaptor John M.
Feierabend and artist
Mina Echevarria, Kitty
Alone is the latest in a
series of captivating
picture books, each based
on a beloved songtale
from the great American
folk music heritage. This
beautifully illustrated
version sets the song in
the Appalachian Mountains
and uses a bobcat, called
a woods ghost by locals,
as the title character.
Like the other titles in
the First Steps in Music
series, Kitty Alone
includes song history and
notation, along with a
free download link for
the song, sung by Jill
Trinka. An extraordinary
and visually stunning
picture book for children
ages 3-5, Kitty Alone is
unreservedly recommended
for family, daycare
center, preschool,
elementary school, and
community library
collections.
—Midwest Book
Review, August 2019.