As the symphony floated above, Sora searched deep inside for a song.

But nothing came. Melodies tickled across Sora’s toes, legs, and back as the little cricket searched in vain.

Then a stern voice pierced the song, and the music stopped. “Someone’s not singing.”

Discover one little cricket’s beautiful pursuit of inspiration. Listeners are invited to stretch, balance, jump, and move along with the creatures in this delightful story of perseverance and celebrating your own unique voice. An enchanting sound-enhanced resource perfect for kindergarten and first-grade classrooms, dance teachers, and families at home.

Sora Searches for a Song is ideal for ages 5-8. It features Sora (no pronouns), birds, fish, frogs, dragonflies, turtles, snakes and more. Delight your little one or class with this dance-and-move-along audio story, complete with nature and animal sounds. Track 2 includes Ballerina Konora’s suggestions for movement exploration. As kids move along with the characters, they experience head/tail connection, dynamic posture, vestibular action, balance, movement quality, partnering, and more.

Sora Searches for a Song is the latest Dance-It-Out! imagination journey from Once Upon a Dance, winner of over 40 book awards including Mom’s Choice Gold, Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, and Outstanding Creator Awards Top 10 Author of 2022.