Doodle Flute

by Daniel Pinkwater

Kevin Spoon, a wealthy kid who gets everything he wants, learns a lesson about the value of ownership when he is given a doodle flute by Mason Mintz, but is not told how to play it

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Music

32 pages, Library Binding

First published April 1, 1991

About the author

Daniel Manus Pinkwater is an author of mostly children's books and is an occasional commentator on National Public Radio. He attended Bard College. Well-known books include Lizard Music, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, Fat Men from Space, Borgel, and the picture book The Big Orange Splot. Pinkwater has also illustrated many of his books in the past, although for more recent works that task has passed to his wife Jill Pinkwater.

Reviews

[Neil Troost · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quoting this book for years

[Miriam Hall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Almost one of my favorite Pinkwater books. Great message but quirky and not at all sentimental.

[Cake · Rating 5 out of 5]

Daniel Pinkwater is fast becoming one of my favorite authors of children's lit. Mason Mintz is a great role model for kids, he makes being-a-little-strange look very desirable.
Doodle Flute shows kids that there's more important things than owning cool stuff.

[elissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't think I own any other Pinkwater books besides this one. I got it at a Book Expo in the 90's.

[Nan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good story about the importance of friendship over the accumulation of stuff.

[Diane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great kid's book (preschool to ?)to demonstrate how to treat other people. Creative way to say it without preaching.

[Elesa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one, but Harrison LOVED it. Wanted me to read it over and over and over. And over.

[Tiah Keever · Rating 3 out of 5]

"That's just the kind of guy I am". excellent!