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Georgia Music

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Reading this book to your child will remind you of how loving and caring your child is in his or her own way. How children love to imitate the adults around them because they admire them, want to spend time with them, and love to help. But most of all how in their innocense they can persive our state of mind and and give us in a simple act more love than we ever thought possible.

This is one of those books you will hunt down to buy for relatives and friends. I am from the South so it is possible that it holds a stronger appeal for Southerners, but I truly think its truth is universal. A young girl who grows up in the city spends a summer with her grandfather in the rural South and learns to love it. Later, she repays his generosity in a way that will make you cry every time you read it

If I had to reduce my shelf ofchildren's books to five, this one would be there.

I read this book to my kids when they were young. The youngest is now 17! I saw a friend's mockingbird comment on Facebook yesterday and it immediately reminded me of this book. After 10 years, I couldn't remember the name, but Amazon's Advanced search helped me find it since I remembered the word Georgia in the title and that it was over pretty old. Anyone who grew up spending any significant summer time outside where the crickets and birds make music can relate to this book. The story and illustration is simple and touching and will probably be more meaningful to the adult reader than to the child. I recommend it highly for preschoolers.