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Synopsis
A lively and brilliantly coloured picture book about the importance of judging people on talent, not on size.
Four friends decide to enter a Talent Show. A small red bird asks to join them, but they laugh and tell him he's too small. But then a mysterious, tall stranger arrives to audition for lead singer, and turns out to be someone quite unexpected.
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About the Author
JO HODGKINSON studied Illustration at the University of Wolverhampton. She won first prize in the Emerging Talent category of Cheltenham Illustration Awards celebrating narrative illustration. She loves to travel and is currently living in Istanbul and teaching Art at Istanbul International Community School, but visits the UK regularly. This is her first children's book.
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PreS-Gr 1-Hodgkinson's debut is well-tuned. Drummer Bear, pianist Croc, trumpeter Lion, and percussionist Snake jam, then plan to compete in a contest, until they realize that they lack singing talent. A tiny red bird in a fedora, whom they initially dismiss for being too small, wows at auditions in disguise (striped stilts, oversize glasses, and a yellow trench coat) and receives apologies when his identity is revealed. Despite the bird's tenacity, stage fright sets in until the band's rhythm "started in his feet/and traveled quickly to his beak." The quintet, of course, wins the top prize and poses before a backdrop of stars that reflect their success. The "bigger isn't better" lesson is slightly heavy-handed, but the rhyming text and dynamic scenes in vivid colors keep the tale rocking. Panels in various sizes are simple compositions that encourage focus on the personalities depicted. From the crooning moose to the singing hippo in a boa, the illustrations don't miss a beat of humor. Read this aloud with soft but bouncy jazz in the background, and your crowd will cheer as well.-Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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- PublisherAndersen Press
- Publication date2011
- ISBN 10 1849390762
- ISBN 13 9781849390767
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages32
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