About This Book

"The Maestro plays. He plays proudly. He plays loudly. He plays slowly. He plays oh-ly."

Bravo to the three maestros who created this virtuoso picture book!
There is Maestro Bill Martin, who writes cunningly, punningly, winningly, grinnnigly, unsinningly.
There is Maestro Vladimir Radunsky, who illstrates smartly, artily, grandly (never blandly).
And there is the Maestro of the story himself, who amuses wryly, informs on-the-slyly, and encourages children to see how masterfully they can play with words.

The Maestro Plays takes its place next to Bill Martin's Knots on a Counting Rope and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? as a staple of preschool literature.

About the Authors or Illustrators

Bill Martin Jr.

Bill Martin Jr. couldn't read print until he was in college, but his beloved elementary school teacher, Miss Davis, read to him every day. Martin has worked as a teacher, a school principal, a textbook editor, and a writer. He wrote Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? while traveling on a Long Island Railroad train.

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Vladimir Radunsky

Vladimir Radunsky has illustrated many books for children, including Bill Martin's The Maestro Plays...

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