"Peter and the Wolf" retold and illustrated by Michele Lemieux

Retells the orchestral fairy tale of the boy, who, ignoring his grandfather's warnings, proceeds to capture a wolf.

Each character in the story is represented in Sergei Prokofiev's programmatic musical composition by a different instrument: the bird - flute; the duck - oboe; the cat - clarinet; the grandfather - bassoon; the wolf - French horn; Peter - violin; and the hunters - kettle and bass drums. 

During performances of the work, a narrator reads the story as the orchestra plays, effectively 'illustrating' the character's actions with musical themes. This book does not include any musical scores or recordings, but searching for them is highly recommended to bring the story to life even more than the book's beautiful oil painting illustrations do.