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From E.B. White Read Aloud honor artist Matthew Forsythe comes a picture book about a tiny drum, an emerald forest, and a frog who dares to make her own music.The biggest mistake Pokko's parents ever made was giving her the drum. When Pokko takes the drum deep into the forest it is so quiet, so very quiet that Pokko decides to play. And before she knows it she is joined by a band of animals --first the raccoon, then the rabbit, then the wolf--and soon the entire forest is following her. Will Pokko hear her father's voice when he calls her home?Pokko and the Drum is a story about art, persistence, and a family of frogs living in a mushroom.



About the Author

Matthew Forsythe

Matt Forsythe is an author and illustrator living in Los Angeles. He works at Cartoon Network as lead designer on the show, Adventure Time.The first picture book he illustrated (My Name is Elizabeth) was a NY Times Notable Book of the Year for Children in 2011. His first book Ojingogo was named a 2008 Book of the Year by Quill & Quire magazine and won a Doug Wright Award for Canadian Cartooning. Ojingogo was nominated twice for the Eisner Award and was released in Swedish and French.Find out more about Matt at www.comingupforair.net



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