Bold paintings on bark paper depicting characters from different cultures and a rhythmic verse follow the transformation of a tall tree in the forest into a singing fiddle at a picnic dance, showing that the power of the song still comes from the heart of the wood.
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PreSchool-Grade 2-- A cumulative, rhyming tale that describes the process by which a living tree is transformed into a musical instrument. Hamanaka's paintings are powerful and effective, magically conveying the song of a mockingbird or of a fiddle in the pattern of sunlight glancing through the leaves or dancers whirling on the grass. Davol's text, unfortunately, is not as successful. While the individual rhymed stanzas describe the action clearly and generally flow well, the repetition becomes tiresome, tempting readers to skip the familiar, oft-repeated lines. Many will be willing to do just that in order to admire Hamanaka's rich, vivid paintings. She includes people of various ethnicities, providing a glimpse of a matter-of-factly multicultural world in which both natural beauty and the appeal of the arts are recognized and celebrated. The sophistication of Davol's concept and the spare verse make the book more appealing to adults than to children. While introducing it to the right audience may present a challenge, don't pass it over without a close inspection: you may well find yourself captivated by Hamanaka's evocative interpretation of Davol's quietly expressive text. --Lisa Dennis, The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Davol sheds some gentle light on the interconnected worlds of art and nature in her first picture book. In a cumulative poem fashioned after "The House That Jack Built," she relates how a fiddle that plays beautiful music is eventually formed from a sycamore tree that grows in the Winderly Woods. The melodious text with a sing-song rhythm could well be a jumping off point for numerous discussions of such touched-upon topics as ecology, craftsmanship and art appreciation. Readers may want to know more about why the mockingbird was displaced from her home, or about the woodcutter and woodcarver's work. Hamanaka's ( The Journey ; The Terrible Eek ) rich, double-page oil paintings deftly capture the Winderly Woods in the peak of their autumnal splendor. Sunlight filtering through the leaves and later through the woodcarver's window infuses the scenes with a warm glow. A spread depicting a joyous outdoor crowd of dancing couples moving to the fiddle's tune is particularly heart-lifting. Ages 4-7.
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