Music from the Sky [Paperback]

A young girl and her grandfather set out one morning to find the perfect branch for Grampa to carve. Grampa says he’s going to make a flute, but the girl is doubtful. She has been to a concert in the city, and she has seen what a flute looks like. How can her grandfather make one out of a tree branch? But Grampa knows what he is doing and, after finding the right branch, they return home, where he whittles away until the branch is no longer a branch, but a wonderful flute. Set in rural Nova Scotia in one of Canada’s oldest black communities,Music from the Skycaptures the very special relationship between a girl and her grandfather.

“The book’s simple text, crisp artwork, and nostalgic story work together to create an easy book for young readers.”
—Library Talk

Denise Gillardis a Baptist minister.Music from the Sky, her first book, is based on her recollections of summers spent in Nova Scotia with her grandparents. Denise lives in Toronto, ON with her husband and three children.

Stephen Tayloris a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design and has illustrated several picture books, includingOne More Border: The True Story of One Family’s Escape from War-Torn Europeby William Kaplan. He lives in Toronto, ON.