The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Von Beethoven Illustrated by Barry Bitt Random House (Schwartz & Wade), 2006
STARRED REVIEW...!
* “A witty spoof of a familiar genre, this irreverent account of a brilliant musician is full of satiric pleasures.” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) Read the review.>
“Both Winter and Blitt possess, besides wonderful names, plenty of imagination.” (The New York Times Book Review)
“Winter has crafted an entertaining tale that is less biography than fascinating sidebar. Children with no knowledge of Beethoven will laugh at the increasingly elaborate and far-fetched schemes to move his pianos, while perhaps gaining a rudimentary knowledge of physics…. A handsome and engaging tale.” (Kirkus Reviews)
“While some readers will undoubtedly mistake the satiric historiography for a factual account, it’s a dryly comedic piece of fiction….” (Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
“The picture book crowd will surely relish the humor of the famous, noisy neighbor and the furniture movers schlepping all those pianos.” (Booklist)
“The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven is one clever picture book.” (Big A little a) Read the review.>
“Winter clearly identifies what is fact and what is conjecture and does so with great humor…. This book is a must have for music teachers, piano teachers, and students of music. What a treat!” (BookMoot) Read the review.>
