Max Found To Sticks [Paperback]

The story of a young boy’s introduction to the joys of making music, certain to get many a child’s foot tapping and many a youngster drumming.

One day when Max doesn’t feel like talking to anybody, he finds two sticks that make a perfect pair of drumsticks. He starts with aPat…pat-taton his thighs. Then he’sDum…dum-dedummingon some boxes. Until finally he’sCling…clang…da-BANGINGon the garbage pails. Suddenly, when a marching bandThump-di-di-thumpsaround Max’s corner, the most wonderful thing happens, and Max learns that you don’t need to talk to say how you feel—especially when you’ve got music.Brian Pinkney has illustrated numerous acclaimed books for children, includingMartin Rising; In Your Hands;On the Ball;The Faithful Friend;Duke Ellington; andIn the Time of the Drums. His many awards include two Caldecott Honors, a Coretta Scott King Illustration Award, four Coretta Scott King Illustration Honors, and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. Brian lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and frequent collaborator, Andrea Davis Pinkney. Visit him at BrianPinkney.net.