Sony-ATV signs deal with singer Ir Sais
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer
You can’t.
That’s what everybody says
to you, all the time. You can’t
ride your bike anywhere but
the driveway. You can’t go to
the store by yourself or go to
bed whenever you want. So
many things you can’t do but
in “The Magical Yet” by Angela
DiTerlizzi, illustrated by Lorena
Alvarez, maybe it’s not quite
the right time.
Some days, nothing goes
right. You try and try to do
something that everybody else
in the whole world seems to be
able to do and…. you can’t.
So depressing. So sad. It
makes you just want to quit.
You’re never going to do that
again. You won’t even try. “No
way. Not never.”
But wait a minute.
There’s this “major game
changer – a most amazing
thought re-arrange-er” that
you have, and you don’t even
know it. You have “The Magical
If not now, then when?
Yet!”
When you were a baby, you
went from drooling to talking
to walking, all because of the
“Yet’s magic.” You learned to
dress yourself because the Yet
was with you. You learned to
help Mom and Dad, to draw pictures,
to play ball and fly a kite
and run fast, jump high, sing
a song, and have a dream – all
because of the “Magical Yet.”
With the Yet around, anything’s
possible because the
Yet is okay with mistakes and
oopies and do-overs. Your Yet
doesn’t care if you have to keep
trying; in fact, trying is what
your Yet likes best because
by trying, “you’re sure to get
over” any problems you might
have. And then soon, you’ll be
doing what you wanted to do
all along.
So keep practicing. Keep
“leaping, dreaming, wishing…”
“Be patient.” Everything you
wish for will all work out.
“… with Yet you can get
where you want to be.”
It’s the middle of summer
and your whole family has been
on some sort of not-normal for
going on six months. Tempers
flare. This isn’t easy. “The Magical
Yet” may be just what you
need right this minute.
If you know a child who
needs an infusion of patience,
Magical Yet author, Angela DiTerlizzi.
Jim Gipe
this book may make a difference.
Author Angela DiTerlizzi
lets kids pretend that “Yet” is
a sparkly creature they were
born with, one that paces the
trials and events in their lives
and ultimately helps them
accomplish their desires. With
a cute, catchy, upbeat rhyme,
the children in this book show
that they can’t do things “yet”
because they haven’t yet given
it time. It’s like being reminded
to be patient, but without the
heavy parental sigh that often
accompanies it.
Even if that were all, your
child would enjoy this book but
what’s a picture book without
pictures? Indeed, artist Lorena
Alvarez keeps little page-turners
occupied with appropriately
moody, sometimes-happy
illustrations that are detailed,
funny, and that make this book
worth reading again.
And that’s what you’ll be
doing, so beware: 4-to-8-yearolds
will surely be able to muster
the patience to want this
book on repeat. With a tale like
“The Magical Yet,” your child
can’t resist.
“The Magical Yet” by
Angela DiTerlizzi, art by
Lorena Alvarez
c.2020, Disney Hyperion
$17.99 / $23.49 Canada
40 pages
Book cover of “The Magical Yet.”
By Nelson A. King
Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Benelux on July 16 announced
that it has signed an exclusive,
worldwide publishing deal
with songwriter, producer and
artist Ir Sais.
Originally from the Dutch
Caribbean island of Bonaire,
Ir Sais is known for his viral
hit song “Dream Girl,” which
was created entirely by Ir himself
in his native Papiamento
language.
His song inspired the
“Dream Girl TikTok Challenge”
and immediately grew in popularity,
earning over four billion
TikTok streams and dominating
charts worldwide.
Recently, his single was featured
in a popular remix with
Sony Music Entertainment’s
Puerto Rican superstar Rauw
Alejandro.
Since his success with
“Dream Girl,” Sony/ATV Music
said that Ir Sais has garnered
over 300,000 YouTube subscribers
and a top position on
Spotify’s Global Viral chart.
“”Sony/ATV is incredibly
proud to represent Ir Sais
alongside his manager Veikko,”
said Niels Walboomers,
managing director of Sony/
ATV Music Publishing Benelux.
“Coming from a small
island in the Dutch Caribbean,
Bonaire, he has captured
fans with his incredible,
authentic sound.
“We are thrilled to join Ir
Sais as he makes his native
language, Papiamento, heard
all over the globe,” he added.
“Papiamento pal Mundo, Ir
Sais for the world!”