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how to be a rock star

Can you imagine? The Art and Life of Yoko Ono

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In this hilarious, tongue-in-cheek picture book debut, one little kid who really loves to rock and roll explains everything there is to know about starting a rock band.

Becoming a rock star isn't easy--especially if you're a kid. From finding the right instrument, to mastering the best dance moves, to taking your band on the road, there's a lot to consider! And that's not to mention dealing with critics, crazed fans, and a little brother with a chocolate milk problem . . . Luckily, this book has everything you need to know to make it big.
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This giggle-inducing guide to aspiring rock and rollers, chock-full of laugh-out-loud illustrations, is sure to leave readers both young and young at heart shouting for an encore!
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A stunning picture book biography in lyrical, poignant prose about Yoko Ono--a brilliant musician and one of the creative minds behind the iconic song "Imagine" by John Lennon.

Yoko Ono has been called many things: Bold. Confrontational. Controversial. Artist. Musician. Witch.

But she has always been, first and foremost, Yoko: a girl who used her imagination to escape the horrors of World War II, and then a woman who used that same gift to find peace after an act of unfathomable violence.
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This is a story of a singular soul: an artist, musician, and writer who has always innovated beyond the limits of the accepted, whose brilliance cannot be overshadowed, and whose imagination has been truly revolutionary.

PRAISE for ​How to be a rock Star

Praise for CAN YOU IMAGINE?

Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection.

Finalist, 2024 Nevada Young Readers Award


"A joyous, raucous must-have manual for little rock stars everywhere." - Savannah Guthrie

"Kids who rock and parents who love them will cheer this fun, and very funny, picture book how-to guide for starting a band." - Laurie Berkner, children's recording artist

"This rocks!" - Kirkus Reviews


"HOW TO BE A ROCK STAR is pure picture book fun." - Anitra Rowe Schulte Kidlit Spotlight

“[T]his book empowers children to be themselves, as self-expressive and bold as they want to be, as well as putting yourself out there… [a] must have for any bookshelf!” – YABC
"Fresh, perceptive, and worthy of attention." - Kirkus Reviews

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A fitting tribute to an artist who is both unrepentantly idealistic and unmistakably tough-minded." - Publishers Weekly

"This picture book biography of Yoko One is one of the most moving and beautiful biographies I've ever read!" - Gabi Snyder, author of Listen

"STUNNING, five stars!" - Chloe Ito Ward, author of Love Grows Here

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Wow. The powerful text and art in this gorgeous picture book biography about Yoko Ono gave me goosebumps." - A.J. Irving, author of The Bi Book

"One of the best picture book biographies I've ever read!" - Suzy Levinson, author of 
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Press for 'how to be a rock star'

  • Picture Book Look podcast
  • Business Insider: I Make All My Female Characters in Kids' Books Funny
  • Today.com: How to raise a musical kid
  • Mr. Schu Reads–cover reveal and author interview
  • Anitra Rowe Schulte–Kidlit Spotlight: HOW TO BE A ROCK STAR
  • Today.com: 5 ways to raise an avid reader
  • Mutually Inclusive–New Release Round Up
  • PBJamz–HOW TO BE A ROCKSTAR with author Lisa Tolin 
  • YA Books Central–Kids Fiction Review: How To Be A Rock Star
  • Shepherd.com: Children's books for future rock stars 

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