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What's My Instrument?: Funny picture book about music and musical instruments for kids, toddlers, baby and young children of all ages (What's My?) Kindle Edition

by Johnny Oddsocks (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 30 ratings
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Marilyn the Mongoose is keen to start a band - but she can't play an instrument! Laugh out loud with your toddler as she tries lots of musical instruments - with varying degrees of success.

Could she play the trumpet? It's too loud!
Could she play the guitar? Her claws are too sharp.... SNAP!
Could she be a DJ? Or would she get too distracted dancing.

Find out which is the perfect instrument for Marilyn, when she performs in the big concert with her new band.

The What's My Instrument? picture-book is funny, engaging for kids and for parents too. It's a great way to explore music and learn in a light-hearted way.

All the books in the What's My series encourage children to explore new topics and embrace the fact that everyone is different and has different skills. The overriding message is that everyone will find something that suits them - just keep on trying!
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  1. Reading age
    Baby - 5 years
  2. Part of series
    What's My?
  3. Print length
    24 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Publication date
    November 30, 2019
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From the Publisher

The Musical Edition of the What's My Series

drums

trumpet

guitar

Can she play the drums?

Can she play the trumpet?

Can she play the guitar?

What's My Instrument? is the musical member of the What's My? series. It follows Marilyn the Mongoose as she tries to learn an instrument so that she can fulfill her dream - to play in a band.

The Whats My? picturebooks encourage children to explore a new topic in a slightly different way. They joke around as a characters try new things which invariably end in disaster - but at the same time it teaches children that we are all different, and if you keep on trying you will find the job - or the musical instrument that suits you.

Find out which one suits Marilyn, meet her band and see her play in the big concert!

Other books from Johnny Oddocks

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And this ones for the parents!

And as a special add-on to the What's My? series - here's one for all the parents. An outrageous parody of our life now that we can't go out anymore. Anyone else unable to hack it when they do? If so - this ones for you!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"What's My Instrument?" is a real treasure - 5 star review from Readers' Favourite

About the Author

Johnny Oddsocks is a father, children's author and illustrator. He writes witty and imaginative poetry, accompanied by vivid pictures to engage readers.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B081N4Q9N1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Off The Shelf Publishing Ltd (November 30, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 30, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2637 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Not enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 24 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Johnny Oddsocks

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Hi! I am a father, children's author and illustrator from the West Midlands, UK.

I write to entertain my two boys - hopefully my stories will entertain others too!

My writing is aimed at toddlers and early readers (so approximately ages 0-5) - and includes the "What's My?" series.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
30 global ratings

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onthego
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2023
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Every person on earth has an instrument, the voice, the body. When ready we may seek to play another. This is a delightful story of one creature’s realization of her instrument.
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Deanie Humphrys-Dunne
5.0 out of 5 stars An endearing, amusing story little ones will enjoy
Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2020
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Marilyn Mongoose dreamed of starting a band. With that in mind, she tried various instruments and had disastrous results, even breaking windows with the sound. Just when she was getting discouraged, Marilyn started singing and she found her special talent. Little ones will enjoy the rhymes and the pictures in this story. I recommend it.
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Whitlock
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful rhyming book
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2020
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What’s my instrument follows Marilyn the mongoose as he tries to find the instrument he is good at. He tried a few and wasn’t very good, but didn’t give up and discovered that he could sing. This as a delightful rhyming book grand shows perseverance and teaches kids to never give up.
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Catriona Lovett
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun!
Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2020
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The book is well written for kids. The drawings are a bit primitive, but are bright and interesting. I was really put off by the appearance of the central character, though. She might look a little scary for kids. This is why I've given the book only four stars
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Carolyn Cutler Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Funny!
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2022
This was a cute little book with an original and sweet character. I understand her because instruments weren’t my thing. I love that she can sing. The rhyming rhythm was so good that I found myself trying to read other things In the same rhyme.
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Goldie Locks
5.0 out of 5 stars So Sweet
Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2020
Such an endearing little story for children. This was about Marilyn the Mongoose who wanted to play an instrument in a band. As she tried a variety of instruments, she was unsuccessful. Then Marilyn 'gave up' and just started to sing.

BUT then Voila! She discovered that her problem was solved because the correct instrument for Marilyn was HER VERY OWN VOICE!

The pictures in the story were colorful and meaningful to the text. This read was engaging and so sweet.

I highly recommend!

(Voluntarily reviewed an ebook copy)
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Donna Glass
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written story
Reviewed in the United States on October 6, 2022
What a creative way to teach a child instrument names.

The story was well written. The illustrations did not hit a high note with me though. I wasn't a fan of the mongoose drawing. I thought it look a bit menacing/scary. Maybe kids will have a different opinion.

Despite my views on the drawing, the story (text) itself was nicely crafted.

I would recommend this book.
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KH
5.0 out of 5 stars A giggle-rific book
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2020
I read this to my daughter she giggled at just about every image. An easy read for the age range, and the rhyme scheme helps them to learn to read faster. We enjoyed trying to figure out what all the extra animals are.
While as an adult the drawings don't seem great, for kids they really enjoy them. They like seeing art that looks like it could come from them.
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Laura Mascord
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2023
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Got this story book for my 3 year old son who LOVES instruments! It’s become a big favourite and he asks for it before he goes to bed🥰 we love it!
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Calum Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2022
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Amazing! Bought for a 2yr old and she absolutely loved it! Will be looking out for more stories
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MARK
5.0 out of 5 stars What a lovely Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2020
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This book was lovely and my nieces loved it. What a good way to introduce children to the many different variety of musical instruments that they can choose to play and hopefully encourage them to find one they like rather than maybe just being put of playing due to hating the recorder!! And for such a small price would highly recommend.
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Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars A great little book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 27, 2020
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A great little book from new author - imaginative and interesting and *spoiler alert* so great that she found her voice at the end!
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Mr S L C
5.0 out of 5 stars A great fun book for little'uns and big'uns alike.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2020
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Bought this for my young son though he is a little too young to appreciate it just yet, apart from to toothlessly chew that is. I enjoyed previewing it anyway, and I'm sure he will love it in a couple of months. The adult theme and gentle humour make it an interesting and fun read us parents as well.
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