The Piano

(Hardback)

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The first installment in a series about Filippa and her friends . . . What do you do when a piano shows up in your yard Take a cat-nap Use it as a coffee table What's a band to do when one of its instruments goes missing And what does a yellow sock have to do with anything Join Filippa and friends in a whacky adventure when they wake up to find a piano in the front yard. Kids will love the bright and whimsical artwork in this book as they find out how the piano is returned to the band, new friends are found, and music is made.

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Bright colors and bold graphics set the stage for a drama that begins with a piano rolling off the back of a truck in the middle of the night. Filippa, already an accomplished harmonica player, has always dreamed of playing the piano. Her friends have their own ideas, however. Andr the Donkey uses it as a cafe table, and Snoozy the Cat finds it an ideal place for a nap. Meanwhile, a multispecies band called "Gig Time" has lost a piano in the middle of the night, leaving the brown-skinned, mustachioed human pianist scratching his head as he sits on a pickle jar. When he and Filippa meet, it's the start of a lively musical friendship that gets everyone involved. Mixed-media illustrations convey controlled chaos in poster-art style with lots of geometric shapes. Colors stray outside the lines, polka dots contrast with straight lines, and young readers will have ample opportunity to find hidden treasures in the pages. Originally published in Finland, this is the first book in a new series that's sure to find new fans.

Author Bio

Juha Virta is a teacher, artist, musician, and writer living and working in Helsinki, Finland. His previous series with Marika Maijala, Sylvi Kepponen, has been translated and published around the world.