Paxton’s dream is to play the piccolo in the Princeton Philharmonic. This plucky pink pachyderm patiently practices to perfectly fulfill his passion in this picture book that shows little readers how hard work makes dreams come true.
Filled with plenty of pleasant and perky illustrations, Paxton Plays the Piccolo is a picture book perfect for children that love animals and music. With so many P-word pronunciations and perfectly-timed alliterations, it’s written to be a joy for little readers and their grown-ups to read aloud. Paxton is ready to provide the promise that if you follow your heart, practice certainly does make perfect.
When my first Siamese cat gave birth to six kittens on my bed, my appreciation for differences and the love of cats started. Cats and students have been a big part of my life for fifty years. Creative Writing was among the high school English courses I taught over my forty years in the classroom. I always wrote with my students. It provided me with knowledge of the assignment and led me down my own path of discovery. After retirement I was able to follow my passion of writing for young readers. I enjoy reading my books in elementary school classrooms and talking to my audience. They always provide me with amazing ideas and I have been able to use some of them to create new stories. I live in Colorado with my husband and one senior cat. I also enjoy being an active grandmother.
Inclusion. Celebrating differences. Unique talents can contribute to some amazing things. I've always embraced those talents and qualities that difer from whatever the norm is supposed to be. Let those talents shine and sit back and enjoy the results.
Paxton is a pink pachyderm who plays the piccolo. How unusual! Conductor Shar-Pei does not want him in his philharmic because he does not think his audience would approve. When the piccolo playing poodle fails to show up, Conductor Shar-Pei is in a panic and finds Paxton, piccolo in truck, ready to step in.The end result was that the philharmonic gave the best performance they had ever given.
A standing ovation gives Conductor Shar-Pei learned an important life lesson.
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