Comments on: Children's book about a boy and his harmonica

Question: Children's book about a boy and his harmonica

amelliferae — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:24:25 -0800

Looking for a children's book about a boy who plays the harmonica...

I am buying a book as a baby shower gift for a friend. This friend has told me several times about a book he read growing up about a boy who played the harmonica. He said the book is illustrated with simple line drawings, and he thought that either the illustrator or author was fairly famous.

I have little else to go by, and the people at my local bookstore looked at me like I was crazy.

By: Futurehouse

Futurehouse — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:44:37 -0800

Lentil, by Robert McCloskey.

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:56:53 -0800

The Harmonica Man. I remember it as a kid; seems to be out of print.

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:00:38 -0800

Spoiler alert: in the end, the kid grows up to be the new harmonica man.

Similar philosophical message can be had in The Bee Man of Orn.

By: silverstatue

silverstatue — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 09:05:18 -0800

I second Lentil. I seem to remember simple line drawings in my copy, a hundred years ago.

By: amelliferae

amelliferae — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:46:11 -0800

Thanks! I am almost positive that Lentil is the book he's looking for.