The Sad Story of Veronica who played the violin
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The cover illustration for this issue is by Tony Ross for Allan Ahlberg’s latest addition to the ‘Happy Family’ series, Miss Dirt the Dustman’s Daughter. We are grateful to Puffin Books for their help in producing the cover of this November issue.
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The Sad Story of Veronica who played the violin
A welcome reissue of a picture book which seeks to explain 'why the streets are not full of happy dancing people'. Veronica is such a virtuosa of the lachrymose that her most auspicious concert ends with a full scale flood. Literally flushed with success, she decides to take her violin into the deepest jungle in order to play to the animals. Here her playing evokes boundless joy in all the animals - except for one old lion who happens to be deaf. McKee's wry humour, and in particular the laconic ending to the story, provides dependable amusement for all ages.
