![]() One afternoon he sees an art student copying one of the artworks on the wall. The story of Micawber again sees the same team of author and illustrator relate the story of a squirrel who lives in Central Park and enjoys going to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (They remind me of David Catrow with slightly more realistic human facial features.) The text is extremely exciting for several reasons: (1) the melody and rhythm of the words lends itself to read-alouds (2) the language, while being the opposite of condescending to young readers, is still challenging in vocabulary with words like “beseeching,” “rhapsodical” and “bombastic” (3) the text contains multiple original examples of onomonapoeia when describing instruments, which offers an excellent opportunity to teach both that specific literary technique, and as an introduction to language as sound, music, and poetry. Payne are amazing in their vibrancy and humor. Through an unfortunate illness on the part of the orchestra conductor one evening, Farkle discovers that it is the sound and experience of ALL the instruments together which brings him joy, as opposed to the mastery of an individual instrument. He is able to master instrument after instrument with ease, but throws each one away as he becomes bored with it. The story centers around a young boy who is a musical prodigy. Topping the list for me is The Remarkable Farkle McBride. His picture books are some of my (and my children’s) absolute favorites! ![]() ![]() Perhaps better known to adults for his stage and screen work, actor John Lithgow has an amazing body of work for children.
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