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K-Gr 3—In this gentle look at American folk-music traditions, children are introduced to a family who travels from Indiana to a Tennessee festival to hear an elderly fiddler play. The boy of the family is enthused by the music, and he in turn plays for the fiddler. The musician encourages the family to visit him and offers to play with the child. Root's sweet illustrations in watercolor and gouache show the man and boy in an almo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

As Sullivan explains in an excellent note, Jake Krack was only nine when he and his parents traveled from Indiana to West Virginia to hear noted fiddler Melvin Wine, then eighty-six. Seven years later, in 2002, the boy "became the youngest musician to be named [West Virginia] State Fiddle Champion in the under-sixty category." Inspired by that creative friendship, Sullivan depicts just such an old man and gifted boy, leaving them nameless, adding ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

As Sullivan explains in an excellent note, musician Jake Krack was only nine when he traveled to hear noted fiddler Melvin Wine, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More