88 instruments

Reviewed by: Barbara Merritt - Scarborough Schools, Scarborough, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: October 24, 2016

Review

A young, bespeckled boy is in the music shop with this mom and dad who have told him that he may choose just one instrument of the 88 that are there. After trying out instruments that are honky and squonky, squeezy and wheezy, he comes to the piano and chooses that. His parents remind him that the piano has 88 keys which he will need to learn. He accepts that saying he will learn one key at a time. Illustrations are great. It is fun to watch the boy's overwhelmed parents follow him through the store s he tries all of the instruments. The author's playful onomatopoeic add to the fun of this book!

Overall Book Score: very good