[.ca] Gabriella's Song (ISBN 0689841752)

EVERYTHING I WANT IN A BOOK FOR MY KIDS:
This is such an enchanting, smart and magic little book. It has all the elements I look for in a book for the kids I read to. Through it kids can learn about another city (a quite a wonderful one at that), the power of music and the charm and love commen people of a town can provide for each other. I have read a lot of kids books and this one is really, really special.

A whimsical musical:
Candace Fleming's prose sings, and you cannot help but be transported to another place by Gisele Potter's charming illustrations.

A creative look at how musical composition is inspired ...:
The opening lines of this book hooked me: "Ah, Venice. The Piazza San Marco. The Grand Canal. St. Mark's Cathedral." This is the way to inspire a child to look outside his neighborhood! Gabriella's Song is a wonderful, richly textured book about how music is inspired and passed from person to person. My 3-year old, a music lover, enjoyed this book on the first read!