Eight-year old Melina wants to become a good violinist. When she loses confidence, her Rumanian teacher Andrea decides it's time for a magic dose of self esteem. A mysterious old woman in rags gives Melina some curious advice; a violinist Russian hamster, who happens to live under the old woman's hat, offers her a virtuoso performance; a shooting star fills her with hope on Christmas Eve. Is Melina actually playing better, or has her violin become magic? Who is the old woman in the town square, and why does she wear the same emerald ring as her teacher Andrea?
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K.C. Snider, an honors graduate from The Eugene School for Art, is a prominent Oregon artist. Her love of the western life and of wildlife has been developed since her youth, with her natural talent for drawing and color exhibited since she was ten years old.
Originally specializing in Western Fine Art, K.C. now has a collection of oil and acrylic paintings, lithographs, and pastel and pencil drawings that include portraits of the All-American Cowboy and Cowgirl and their lifestyles of days gone by. K.C. had planned to become an illustrator when she was in art school, but when circumstances intervened, she turned to fine art as an outlet to express herself. However, K.C. had always considered her work to be a form of illustration because even her paintings "tell a story."
In 2007, K.C. illustrated two children's books, The Christmas Angel, with author Mary Jean Kelso and The Magic Violin, with Mayra Calvani. Both books were published by Guardian Angel Publishing and are also available as an e-Book. Now she is an established and sought-after illustrator for Guardian Angel Publishing with a total of nine children's books published, four more pending publication and 12 more waiting to be illustrated. K.C. works with authors all over the world, including Australia and Belgium.
Originally specializing in Western Fine Art, K.C. now has a collection of oil and acrylic paintings, lithographs, and pastel and pencil drawings that include portraits of the All-American Cowboy and Cowgirl and their lifestyles of days gone by. K.C. had planned to become an illustrator when she was in art school, but when circumstances intervened, she turned to fine art as an outlet to express herself. However, K.C. had always considered her work to be a form of illustration because even her paintings "tell a story."
In 2007, K.C. illustrated two children's books, The Christmas Angel, with author Mary Jean Kelso and The Magic Violin, with Mayra Calvani. Both books were published by Guardian Angel Publishing and are also available as an e-Book. Now she is an established and sought-after illustrator for Guardian Angel Publishing with a total of nine children's books published, four more pending publication and 12 more waiting to be illustrated. K.C. works with authors all over the world, including Australia and Belgium.
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Dreams, Wishes and Magic,
This review is from: The Magic Violin (Paperback)
Mayra Calvani's picture book, "The Magic Violin" is a delightful story of dreams, wishes, magic, and believing in oneself. Melina's dream is to play the second movement of Vivaldi's "Winter" on her violin. But no matter how much she practices it doesn't sound right. Melina tells her teacher, Andrea, that the song is too hard, and she might as well quit.Andrea encourages Melina, however, saying not to worry, she just needs a "magic dose of self-trust." Melina isn't sure how to go about getting self-trust. Then on a visit to the Grand Place, a plaza in the center of Brussels, Belgium, where Melina and her parents have gone to celebrate Christmas Eve, soft music floats through the air. An old woman, dressed in rags, is playing Vivaldi's "Winter" for coins. Melina feels sorry for the woman and as she hands her money, the woman tells her to make a wish that night on a shooting star, and it will come true. Oh, no! I won't give away what happens next, except to say that Melina does wish on the star. Young readers will love the illustrations that complement the story. Many children will wish for a magic violin of their own. I know I do. After all, dreams sometimes come true. This is a lovely tale to snuggle with family and a cup of hot cocoa, in front of a cozy fire, on Christmas Eve.
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The Magic Violin is a wonderful story about the belief in dreams and the importance of self esteem that leads us there. I recommend it to everyone.J.D. Holiday
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The book is about a 8 year old girl Melina and how she regains her confidence that she can indeed learn the violin through some stratagems of her wonderful teacher Andrea.When Melina starts losing her self-confidence, Andrea disguises herself as an old woman and tells Melina that her violin will become magical. And the child trusts the old woman and regains her confidence, which is of course the real magic. The story of course only hints at this stratagem of Andrea and thus the children who read the book will really enjoy the old woman, the hamster and the midnight magic so beautifully described in the short but sweet story. The book is printed well, edited well and the illustrations are very appealing. All in all, an excellent book for gifting to a child in this festive season.
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