Maggie's Cello

by MCM, Elizabeth Litton (Illustrator)

Maggie is a 3-year-old with a very big she wants to play the cello. But not just any cello... she has her heart set on a full-size, grown-up cello that could squish her like a bug if it tipped on her. Nothing else will do! Having an idea is easy, but convincing your parents and your teachers and the man at the store you're ready for such a massive instrument... that's a pretty big job. "Maggie's Cello" is a heartwarming story about being stubborn about your dreams, and working to make them come true.

25 pages, Paperback

Published June 30, 2008

About the author

MCM is the author of books like "The Vector", "The App", "Fission Chips" and the livewritten novels "Typhoon", "The New Real", and "Arkady and Kain". He also wrote and illustrated the anti-DRM fable “The Pig and the Box”, which has been translated into 18 languages and read over one million times by people across the globe. In his spare time, he creates TV series like "RollBots", playing all over the world RIGHT NOW. He lives in Ottawa and Victoria, Canada, because timezones are awesome!

Reviews

[MCM MCM · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote this book, so my rating is probably not entirely objective. It just felt odd to have it on my shelf without any stars...

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