If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't! (Magnolia Says DON'T! Series #2)

If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't! (Magnolia Says DON'T! Series #2)

by Elise Parsley
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If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't! (Magnolia Says DON'T! Series #2) by Elise Parsley

The second book in the New York Times bestselling series that began with If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't! is another uproarious cautionary tale about things that DON'T belong together!

If your mom says to get ready to play at the beach, she means with a boat, or a Frisbee, or a shovel. She is NOT talking about the piano. But Magnolia is a little girl with a big idea, determination, and one very heavy upright piano that, she insists, she needs to take with her. What's the worst that can happen? In a riotous series of mishaps, Magnolia quickly learns that—not surprisingly—a piano doesn't mix well with sand, sun, and seagulls!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780316376594
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: 05/03/2016
Series: Magnolia Says DON'T! Series , #2
Pages: 40
Sales rank: 116,133
Product dimensions: 9.20(w) x 11.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile: AD610L (what's this?)
Age Range: 4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Elise Parsley wrote and illustrated the bestselling If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!, which was her debut picture book. She has also written and illustrated If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't!; If You Ever Want to Bring a Circus to the Library, Don't!; Neck & Neck; and illustrated The Magic Word by Mac Barnett. She lives in South Dakota with her husband. She invites you to visit her online at eliseparsley.com.

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If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, Don't! 4 out of 5 based on 0 ratings. 1 reviews.
Carstairs38 More than 1 year ago
Taking a Piano to the Beach is Just a Little Ridiculous Last year, I was completely charmed by Elise Parsley’s debut picture book, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the sequel, If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON’T! After all, the possibilities are ridiculous, right? Unfortunately, I couldn’t quite turn off my logical brain to fully enjoy this book. Once again, the book features Magnolia, a young girl who thinks she has wonderful ideas that turn out to be not so great. Her family is heading to the beach for the day, and when her mother tells her to gather something to bring, she decides to bring the family piano. Her mom tells her that she needs to keep track of it and not lose it. This is a piano, it’s huge! That won’t be a problem at all. Or will it? While Magnolia is the main character, these books are actually narrated in the second person. Once again, the style reminds me a bit of the still popular If You Give a Mouse a Cookie books, although these are much more outrageous. I mean, who would even think about bringing a piano to the beach in the first place. In fact, that’s where the logical part of my mind takes over. You just can’t do some of what she does with this piano. It’s too heavy to even be moved. Then we get to the fact that Magnolia’s mom never reacts to what happens over the course of the book. I was okay with what happens when you bring an alligator to school, in fact I loved the creativity in that book, but I couldn’t accept the absurdity humor of this book. Go figure. But that’s why I think it is more of a personal problem than a problem with the book. I have a feeling that kids will laugh at some of the things Magnolia goes through in this book. The pictures will certainly help. They are creative and showcase just how absurd the situation is and are absolutely fun to look at. Kids will certainly enjoy If You Ever Want to Bring a Piano to the Beach, DON’T! And since they are the target audience, that’s all that truly matters, right?