Music inspires friendship and a life full of dreams and adventure in this wordless picture book from Milan Pavlovic.

When a fish hears the singing of a violin, it is drawn out of the water and into the world of a young musician sitting on a shady bench. Soon fish and boy are flying over the rooftops together, past lively street musicians, a flock of birds, then from planet to planet, before landing back on earth for an idyllic afternoon in the park. In a forest of giant dandelions they discover a little house where a band plays cheerily, then, swept up by the wind, they tumble past a familiar-looking tree and bench, where the violin lies waiting to be played once more.

Milan Pavlovic's wordless picture book celebrates the joy to be found in music, friendship, dreams and adventure.

Key Text Features
illustrations

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

REVIEW COPIES:

• Publishers Weekly
• School Library Journal
• Booklist
• Kirkus Reviews
• Horn Book

About the Author
MILAN PAVLOVIC lives in Toronto with his family. When he is not illustrating picture books, drawing or playing the ukulele, he is teaching visual communication and illustration at OCAD University and Seneca College. He has illustrated over fifty children's books including Son of Happy by Cary Fagan, The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle by Anne Renaud, and Moon Wishes by Guy and Patricia Storms. He created the lyrical wordless picture book Sonata for Fish and Boy.

Reviews

A loving ode to art forms that transcends language.

* Kirkus Reviews *

An imaginative wordless picture book that takes readers on a journey of discovery.

* Globe and Mail *

[A] well-orchestrated, wordless appreciation of music and friendship ... grounded in solid storytelling.

* Quill & Quire *

This enjoyable, wordless story is a delightfully accessible tale for readers of all ages.

* School Library Journal *

The book demonstrates the power of music to transport us to different places and to transform the ways in which we see the world.

* CM Review of Materials *

An inventive celebration of music, imagination, and friendship.

* Publishers Weekly *

With sound conveyed in the colours and shapes, Milan Pavlovic allows the movements of this sonata to carry readers through quiet reveries and joyous exuberance, imaginative frolics, and tempestuous storms.

* CanLit for LittleCanadians Blog *


Awards
Commended for TD Summer Reading Club, Recommended Reads 2022 (Canada).



Book Information
ISBN 9781773061610
Author Milan Pavlovic
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Publisher Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada
Weight(grams) 430g