Sonata for Fish and Boy by Milan Pavlovic

Music inspires friendship and a life full of dreams and adventure in this wordless picture book from Milan Pavlovic.

When a fish hears the singing of a violin, it is drawn out of the water and into the world of a young musician sitting on a shady bench. Soon fish and boy are flying over the rooftops together, past lively street musicians, a flock of birds, then from planet to planet, before landing back on earth for an idyllic afternoon in the park. In a forest of giant dandelions they discover a little house where a band plays cheerily, then, swept up by the wind, they tumble past a familiar-looking tree and bench, where the violin lies waiting to be played once more.

Milan Pavlovic's wordless picture book celebrates the joy to be found in music, friendship, dreams and adventure.

Key Text Features
illustrations

Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.7
Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.

A loving ode to art forms that transcends language.

An imaginative wordless picture book that takes readers on a journey of discovery.

[A] well-orchestrated, wordless appreciation of music and friendship ... grounded in solid storytelling.

This enjoyable, wordless story is a delightfully accessible tale for readers of all ages.

The book demonstrates the power of music to transport us to different places and to transform the ways in which we see the world.

An inventive celebration of music, imagination, and friendship.

With sound conveyed in the colours and shapes, Milan Pavlovic allows the movements of this sonata to carry readers through quiet reveries and joyous exuberance, imaginative frolics, and tempestuous storms.