"A musical adventure in the imagination by an incomparable picture book artist."
February 2025 Book of the Month
Satoshi Kitamura’s picture books are immediately recognisable with their uniquely expressive line and quirky angular perspectives. A fondness for celebrating children’s imagination is a hallmark of many of his books too and it’s given full rein in this glorious new story.
Hannah is alone in the garden and wishing she had someone to play with when she spots a leaf. Deciding it looks like a violin she finds a stick bow and starts to play it. Before long, birds have joined in, then the insects in the flower beds, even the clouds in the sky until everything on earth and beyond is singing and dancing to her music.
Striking centre pages show Hannah playing her violin in an azure-blue sky surrounded by instruments. All stops for dinner, or does it? Told in deadpan style, this celebration of play and invention takes us all soaring with Hannah into a limitless sky. The opportunities it opens for talking, wondering and creating are huge.
When Hannah spots a leaf on the grass, she thinks it looks like a violin, and decides to see if she can play it. Soon everything is singing and dancing to the music! A joyful book that celebrates play, creativity and the imagination within us all.
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When Hannah spots a leaf on the grass, she thinks it looks like a violin, and decides to see if she can play it. Soon everything is singing and dancing to the music!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Hannah and the Violin and determined it is suitable for children aged 3-6 years old
Hannah and the Violin features in the following genres: Featured Books for 3+ readers, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Books of the Month, Recommendations, Star Books, Drama / Performing Arts, Music, PSHE: Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem and Wellbeing, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Paperback, Hardback. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Hannah and the Violin was written by Satoshi Kitamura and published by Scallywag Press
Hannah and the Violin has 32 pages
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
