Description
The delightful classic by E. B. White, author ofCharlotte’s WebandStuart Little, about overcoming obstacles andthe 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.
Louis tries everything he can think of to win Serena’s affectionhe 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 Swanjoins E. B. White favoritesCharlotte’s WebandStuart Littleas 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.
New York Times Outstanding Book
Library of Congress Childrens Books
Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
William Allen White Children’s Book Award (Kansas)
ALA Notable Childrens Book
Sequoyah Children’s Book Award (Oklahoma)
E. B. White, the author of such beloved classics asCharlotte’s Web,Stuart Little, andThe Trumpet of the Swan, was born in Mount Vernon, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921 and, five or six years later, joined the staff ofThe New Yorkermagazine, then in its infancy. He died on October 1, 1985, and was survived by his son and three grandchildren.
Target Age: 8-11
HarperCollins
272 pages
paperbackPub Date:September 01, 2020
0.59″ H x 7.66″ L x 5.22″ W
hardcoverPub Date:October 03, 2000
1.1″ H x 8.1″ L x 5.7″ W
