The Trumpet of the Swan 50th Anniversary
HarperCollins · Paperback · September 1, 2020
The delightful classic by E.
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- Who it’s for
- A tender, playful story where music, persistence, and affection meet.
- Themes
- Overcoming obstacles, Joy of music, Seeking affection
- Genres
- Bird Stories, Music Stories, Ducks & Geese
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The delightful classic by E. B. White, author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little, about overcoming obstacles and the joy of music. Like the rest of his family, Louis is a trumpeter swan. But unlike his four brothers and sisters, Louis can't trumpet joyfully. In fact, he can't even make a sound. And since he can't trumpet his love, the beautiful swan Serena pays absolutely no attention to him.
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Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena's affection—he even goes to school to learn to read and write. But nothing seems to work. Then his father steals him a real brass trumpet. Is a musical instrument the key to winning Louis his love? "We, and our children, are lucky to have this book." —John Updike The Trumpet of the Swan joins E. B. White favorites Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little as classic illustrated novels that continue to speak to today's readers. Whether you curl up with your young reader to share these books or hand them off for independent reading, you are helping to create what are likely to be all-time favorite reading memories.
Finding a Voice
A tender, playful story where music, persistence, and affection meet.
Come here for
- A swan’s struggle to express what he feels
- Music as a source of possibility
Expect
- Warm humor alongside a gentle emotional thread
- An illustrated novel to share or read independently
Where it sits
| Bird Stories | 73% |
|---|---|
| Music Stories | 57% |
| Ducks & Geese | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bird Stories
- Elephant Stories
- The Classics
- Family Stories
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- Canadian History
- Love & First Crushes
- Nature & Wildlife
- Magic & Fantasy
- Authors
- E. B. White
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- September 1, 2020
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Overcoming obstacles · Joy of music · Seeking affection
- Reading lane
- Bird Stories