Musical Moments: Guest Post: Opal Moon Baby by Maudie Smith

It is my great pleasure to share with you today the playlist to go alongside the characters from Opal Moonbaby - my 9 year old seems to be turning into a reviewing Whizz [ : D ]

Title: Opal Moonbaby
Author: Maudie Smith
Illustrator: Gillian Johnson
Publisher: Orion Children's
Publication Date: 5 Jan 2012

Synopsis from Amazon

Martha's decided friends are stupid. Especially if they're anything like Colette and Chloe. She never wants another friend. Ever. But it's the first day of the summer holidays, and there's not that much to do... until she spots a strange little furry creature who leads her to Opal Moonbaby. Opal's been sent down from her planet on a mission: to work out what on earth people are (and my goodness - people are strange) and to make a friend.

PLAYLIST

Martha loves: 

Fireworkby Katy Perry
Fearless by Taylor Swift

             Fireflies by Owl City

She doesn't like just songs beginning with F though. 

She also likes:

You can Count on Me by Bruno Mars

Opal loves:
 Human by The Killers

Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by The Beatles

Starman by David Bowie

Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire

Robbie loves:
Tonight's the kind of night by Noah and the Whale

Nothing's going to change my clothes by They Might be Giants

His secret favourite, though, is the old sea shanty:

What shall we do with the drunken sailor?

Garnet likes:
 Who let the dogs out? By Baha Men

Everybody wants to be a cat from The Aristocats

Mum likes: 

Lonestar by Norah Jones

When we collide by Matt Cardle. 

(Mum thinks the lyrics are pretty silly but she loves to sing along to this one)

Alesha likes:
 Mama Mia by Abba
That's amore by Dean Martin

Isn't it wonderful to see all the characters choices.
Huge thanks to Maudie and to Gillian Johnson for the gorgeous art work.My 9 year old is currently reading this book, such a good sign when she asks to go to bed early so she can sarry on reading it [ : D ] Here review is to follow

© Gillian Johnson from the novel Opal Moonbaby by Maudie Smith, reproduced with kind permission of Orion Children’s Books