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Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 Potato Music
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'When Mama plays the piano it makes Pa's toes tap and his feet dance. Every night after dinner, the family pack away the table and Pa pulls out the piano stool and Ma's fingers dance and create magical music, and dancing happens on the way to bed.

'When war comes and the family begin to go without, they know they still have their music and the piano and dancing feet cover the sound of marching boots and planes in the sky. Until one day, their precious piano is gone.

'In its place is a sack of potatoes.

'The colour leaves their world until they realise that the music isn't gone and they can still live with hope.

'Inspired by a true family story of sacrifice during the second world war, this story celebrates the sacrificial love of family and how hope can overcome all odds.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Malvern, Unley area, Adelaide - South / South East, Adelaide, South Australia,: Omnibus Books , 2010 .
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      Extent: 1 v.p.
      Description: col. illus.
      ISBN: 9781862917880

Works about this Work

Untitled Peg Goode , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 25)

— Review of Potato Music Christina Booth , 2010 single work picture book
Mirroring the World Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 326 2010; (p. 79-80)

— Review of Mirror Jeannie Baker , 2010 single work picture book ; The Legend of the Golden Snail Graeme Base , 2010 single work picture book ; Twinkle Nick Bland , 2010 single work picture book ; Queen Victoria's Underpants Jackie French , 2010 single work picture book ; Monster Andrew Daddo , 2010 single work picture book ; Potato Music Christina Booth , 2010 single work picture book
Untitled Christine Horsfield , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies :Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 25 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of Potato Music Christina Booth , 2010 single work picture book
Untitled Christine Horsfield , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies :Talking About Books for Children , July vol. 25 no. 3 2010; (p. 30)

— Review of Potato Music Christina Booth , 2010 single work picture book
Mirroring the World Stephanie Owen Reeder , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 326 2010; (p. 79-80)

— Review of Mirror Jeannie Baker , 2010 single work picture book ; The Legend of the Golden Snail Graeme Base , 2010 single work picture book ; Twinkle Nick Bland , 2010 single work picture book ; Queen Victoria's Underpants Jackie French , 2010 single work picture book ; Monster Andrew Daddo , 2010 single work picture book ; Potato Music Christina Booth , 2010 single work picture book
Untitled Peg Goode , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time : The Journal of the Children's Book Council of Australia , August vol. 54 no. 3 2010; (p. 25)

— Review of Potato Music Christina Booth , 2010 single work picture book
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