Playing from the Heart

Peter H. Reynolds, creator of The Dot, has composed a pitch-perfect tribute to the power of music and the bonds of family.

When a young boy begins to play on his family's piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly. With his father's encouragement, Raj learns notes, then scales, then songs, and finally classical pieces that his father can recognize and be proud of. But the more Raj practices and the more skilled he becomes, the less he enjoys playing, until he grows up and stops playing altogether. But when his father becomes ill and asks Raj to play for him, will Raj remember how to play from the heart?

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Published: 04/12/2016
ISBN: 9780763678920
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.90h x 8.50w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2016
School Library Journal 04/01/2016 pg. 138
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2016 pg. 52 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 189442 / Playing from the Heart
Reading Level: 2.8 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5