Do You Do a Didgeridoo? by Nick Page

by Nick Page

Entertaining storybook for endless enjoyment with humorous, rhyming text. Beautiful pictures will encourage children to use their imagination and explore a magical world.

Genres: Picture Books, Music, Fiction, Childrens, Storytime

Paperback

First published August 1, 2008

About the author

Nick Page lives in Oxfordshire, UK, with his wife Claire, their three daughters and a dog called Bill.

As well as writing books, he works with a number of campaign groups and NGOs. He is also a popular speaker for churches, church weekends and other events. events, etc.

His main focus is on church history – particularly the early church. Recent work includes A Nearly Infallible History of Christianity, and the Longest Week trilogy.

As well as writing many books for adults (or at least those who think they are adult) he has also written many books for children.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great bit of whimsy. The story centers on a zany music store customer asking for a didgeridoo and an increasingly flustered store owner who continues to insist that "No, we didgeridon't." With this basic premise, Page has wrapped each page in a rollicking funny rhyme and illustrator Sara Baker has created hilarious images to match. In particular her illustrations of the store owner, and his very expressive face our not to be missed. Lots of fun!

[Miss Pippi the Librarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mr. Customer is looking for a didgeridoo at Mr. Music Man's shop. It's rhyming story that gets longer and longer as he continues to ask about a didgeridoo. It's fun and silly with a great assortment of instruments in the illustrations. During storytime, I shortened some of his speech to shorten the book for my little listeners.

2018 storytime theme: Australia

Reviewed from a library copy.

[Garrett · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short little story following a fairly repetitive structure. Unfortunately, the structure doesn’t lend very well to helping kids read real words in text, as the book is full of nonsense words. A fun little book, but I walked away after reading it without much.

[Deanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kids think it is funny.

[Michele Chapman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute. Written in rhyme with silliness galore. Bold, beautiful illustrations. Follows a similar pattern to the story as Green Eggs and Ham, with a different result in the end.

[Luann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny, busy, and colorful illustrations help tell the story of a man who wants to buy a didgeridoo. The store owner repeatedly tells him, "We didgeridon't." But the man doesn't give up and explains in great detail (using TONS of fun words that rhyme with didgeridoo) how, where, why, and with whom he plans to use the didgeridoo. This would be a great story to introduce children to some instruments with which they may not be familiar. The ending is also very funny, although I found myself just about as frustrated with the customer as the store owner was. :)

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Do you Do a Didgeridoo? seemed fun when I leafed through it at the library, but it's not as fun as I thought. The rhyme scheme reminds me of Dr. Seuss in a frustrating way -- it strikes me as a tad unoriginal. But it's still fairly fun to read, with the repeating, "No, we didgeridon't." I remember learning about didgeridoos in elementary school, and I feel like the didgeridoo is one of those things kids learn about in relation to Australia more than makes sense.

[Tierra Garr]

This book has very colorful illustrations! I found this because I was teaching a lesson about different types of instruments. The language they use is funny and my kids love to say the name of the instrument!

[Roseann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love reading this book out loud to my camp kids and making them sing the refrain. The end always catches them by surprise.
Great pictures- vibrant and whimsical that catch the eye. I take time to point things out they might miss and they don't mind because it is so musical to read! Love it!

[Stephanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this silly little story with a very unexpected ending, you can feel the frustration in the storekeeper as one customer repeatedly asks for a didgeridoo. This book is a great attention grabber and can be used at an elementary level to introduce a lesson on rhyming.

[Shakita · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a silly book about music. The character wants to buy a didgeridoo and play music. This book has rhyming in it and very colorful illustrations. This book could be read and we can see do the students hear the rhyming words.

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book gets points just for its unique subject matter - the very old but very obscure (at least for Americans) Australian aboriginal instrument. This is a melodic story that relies on a standard "refrain" throughout, making it easy for children to absorb and follow along. A fun read.

[Sarah Kiesche · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute book with lots of instruments. The story is great and the illustrations are awesome. They remind me of the Beatles and Sergeant Pepper. Great for discussing unfamiliar musical instruments. K-2

[Brett Axel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations and the story are fun. My six year old giggled.

[Terran Drake · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a very fun and silly book.

[Leslie · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars fun read aloud.

[Behemoth · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Yellow Submarine-esque artwork is a nice departure from the norm and it's a fun book to read aloud.

[Spike Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Spike sneaks onto my phone and whispers this question to Siri. I’m expecting didgeridoo ads to pop up on various threads any day now.

[Joseph T · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute book, it was gift from a collegiate due my love for the instrument. So cute.