Many bands boast Grammys, platinum records and million-dollar endorsement deals – but what about immortalization in children’s books?

“Smart pop” band The Nobility has that market covered.

The Nashville-based group may seem like an unlikely subject for third-grade non-fiction but is nonetheless featured in “Inside a Rock Band,” part of a children’s book series about unique professions.

“They have one about baby sitters, dolphin trainers and what it’s like to be in a non-famous rock ‘n’ roll band,” said Sean Williams, the band’s lead singer and songwriter.

The author of the series happened to live in Nashville and contacted a local paper to find a band to feature. She was directed to The Nobility.

“It’s one of the weirdest things that’s ever happened to me,” Williams said. “There’s even a glossary that tells you what a ‘gig’ is.”

The book inspired the band to kick off a five-week tour of libraries across the nation.

“We played the exact same show we play at clubs,” Williams said. “We had a lot of people come to our shows who have never been in that type of environment.”

The Nobility tirelessly has been promoting itself on the road, completing four national tours in 2006.

“We have the willingness to be poor and remain poor,” Williams said. “We buckled down and thought that we got this music and we need to let people know about it somehow – even if we need to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for an entire month.”

Luckily, the music has been worth the dietary sacrifice.

Fueled by Beatles-esque hooks and clever, quirky lyrics, the band hearkens to an earlier age of rock ‘n’ roll.

To achieve an “organic” sound, the band recorded its latest album, “The Mezzanine,” on 1970s analog tape.

“We didn’t want it too crisp – we want the sound to bleed,” Williams said. “We want to make our music seem like its coming from us and not machines.”

The end result is an infectious blend of head-bopping melodies and feel-good, contemplative lyrics.

“I wanted the album to have a positive vibe, to be about new perspectives and things starting anew,” Williams said.

The crown jewel of the album is the title track, “The Mezzanine.”

“It’s a metaphor,” he said. “If you were to go to a play, you would think that you’d want as close a seat as possible. But in actuality, if you go farther away into the mezzanine or what might be perceived as the worst seat, you actually have a better view.”

For Williams, it’s the perfect song to play on those days when you feel like the world is using you as a punching bag.

“It’s about embracing the fact that you’ve been knocked back in life,” he said. “It may not be ideal, but it’s going to open your mind.”