{"id":922866,"date":"2022-04-12T12:13:57","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T12:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=922866"},"modified":"2022-04-13T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T13:27:16","slug":"piano-fingers-by-caroline-magerl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/piano-fingers-by-caroline-magerl\/","title":{"rendered":"Piano Fingers by Caroline Magerl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"922867\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/piano-fingers-by-caroline-magerl\/paino-fingers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paino-fingers.png?fit=502%2C712\" data-orig-size=\"502,712\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paino fingers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paino-fingers.png?fit=502%2C712\" class=\"wp-image-922867 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paino-fingers.png?resize=375%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paino-fingers.png?resize=212%2C300 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Paino-fingers.png?w=502 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><strong>Bea had an idea, in fact a BIG idea! She wanted to play a Big Musical Thing, in fact she wanted to create her own music and why not indeed!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Caroline Magerl\u2019s latest picture book Piano Fingers, we are invited to celebrate the point at which all endeavours begin. This is the story of Bea who wants to play, and she takes a deep dive into the fantastical world of Maestro Gus; a cat resplendent in a plush tail coat, who lives outside the old piano and plays the agent provocateur in this musical adventure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018<em>Watching my own daughter learn a musical instrument was the inspiration for Piano Fingers\u2019<\/em> says Caroline Magerl. \u2018This<em> book is about a musical journey, but also a love letter to all kinds of wishful plinking.\u2019<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinemagerl.com\">Caroline Magerl \u00a0<\/a>is the author and illustrator. She was born near Frankfurt in Germany and went to Australia when she was two. She lived on the yacht her family built until she was fourteen. In 2001 Caroline won the Children's Book Council of Australia Crichton Award for new talent in children's book illustration for her picture book <em>Grandma's Shoes<\/em>. Since then she has been awarded a<a href=\"https:\/\/childrensliteraturetrust.org\"> May Gibbs Fellowship<\/a> and received an ASA children's picture book grant to work on her book\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.carolinemagerl.com\/hasel-and-rose\/\"><em>Hasel and Rose<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"922868\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/piano-fingers-by-caroline-magerl\/screenshot-2022-04-12-112148\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?fit=1327%2C916\" data-orig-size=\"1327,916\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2022-04-12 112148\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?fit=625%2C432\" class=\" wp-image-922868 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?resize=428%2C295\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?resize=300%2C207 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?resize=1024%2C707 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?resize=768%2C530 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?resize=960%2C663 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?w=1327 1327w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Screenshot-2022-04-12-112148.png?w=1250 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walker Books are the publishers of this beautiful, hardback picture book published on April 7th 2022. It is part of their extensive and excellent picture books which are such a joy. They are transformational for young children and a sharing adult, as they explore the exquisite picture, full of character and determination.<\/p>\n<p>I loved reading through this book and have found so many of the pages just a delight to spend time exploring the images.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sue Martin<\/em> Children\u2019s Literacy Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsite.booksgowalkabout.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"684\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2013\/11\/22\/breaking-the-spell\/dolphinlogo2012imageright3-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?fit=225%2C296\" data-orig-size=\"225,296\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?fit=225%2C296\" class=\"size-full wp-image-684 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/dolphinlogo2012imageright3.jpg?resize=225%2C296\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. Offering a miscellany of news and featured authors for all our readers,\r\nwhatever their age.<\/small><br><br><br>\r\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bea had an idea, in fact a BIG idea! She wanted to play a Big Musical Thing, in fact she wanted to create her own music and why not indeed! In Caroline Magerl\u2019s latest picture book Piano Fingers, we are invited to celebrate the point at which all endeavours begin. This is the story of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2022\/04\/12\/piano-fingers-by-caroline-magerl\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Piano Fingers by Caroline Magerl\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<br>\r\nDolphinbooksellers.co.uk is part of <a\r\nhref=\"http:\/\/www.smithmartinpartnership.com\" target=\"_blank\">SmithMartin\r\nLLP<\/a><br>\r\n<br>\r\nA retail resource for the best children's books, entry point into our\r\nchildren's and community library procurement and supply service. 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