This is pretty cute. Rhyming text tells the tale of an all-animal orchestra. I can tell it was written in the 40s because all the musicians are male. There's a very cheesy joke at the end, which we all laughed at a lot. ( )

This book is a little strange - what book about musicians manages to confuse the bagpipe for a fife??? Probably not the best book for introducing your children to the instruments of the orchestra, but if you child likes animals they could have some fun with this story. ( )