Wednesday, November 7, 2018

The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White illustrated by Edward Frascino*

I read this book aloud to my two sons, ages 11 and 8.
All three of us thoroughly enjoyed the plot and the character development. 
Different events made us laugh.
My eleven year old and I were entertained by the cob's prideful speeches!
Louis, the trumpeter swan, is born mute.  As a result, the chance of him attracting a mate is very slim.  When he finds a female, Serena, his parents realize they must help him.  His father takes extreme action and steals a trumpet from a music store. 
Louis is not pleased that his muteness has caused his father to become a thief so he sets out to learn to read and to earn money to pay the debt. 

*Highly recommend.
-We own this book.

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