A review by sasha_in_a_box
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki

5.0

I seriously admire Hana, the young protagonist of this book. She has only had 3 violin lessons with her grandfather, and she is ready to demonstrate her skill at a school talent show! Her brothers are her personal Statler and Waldorf who tell her that she doesn't have the titular talent, and neither does she know what she's doing it all... and Hana isn't exactly confident herself. But what she produces on stage is something quite interesting.

It's such a pretty book, with illustrations that perfectly convey emotion: peace, nervousness, playfulness. And the grandfather parts are very cute. Lovely book!