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The Violin-Maker's Gift

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Gaspard l'Innocent, a poor violin-maker gives away a young bird he's rescued, unaware that it will make its new owner famous.

74 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 1981

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Donn Kushner

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December 2, 2009
Odd fantasy story about a violin maker who rescues a baby bird and gives it as a gift to the toll-keeper at the bridge he crosses. Later, he changes his mind and wants the bird back, but is rebuffed. The toll-keeper keeps the bird confined and displays it for money. I guess the lesson of the story is possessing a living being is not like possessing an object. I think the violin maker does the right thing in the end by freeing the bird. Not bad for the author's first children's book, though I liked his The Book Dragon better.
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