Gabriella's Song

Candace Fleming

Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Apr 1, 2001 - Juvenile Fiction - 40 pages

In the streets and canals of Venice, Gabriella can hear nothing but sweet music. The drying laundry goes slap-slap, the church bells go ting-aling-ling, and the lire go jing-aling-ling. Soon, Gabriella is humming her way through town -- and everyone hears her song! Some find it sad, others smile when they hear it -- but none can forget the beautiful melody. Before long, a certain struggling composer is inspired by Gabriella's song -- and a beautiful symphony is born.

About the author

Candace Fleming is the acclaimed author of numerous books for children, including the Bulldozer books; Ben Franklin’s Almanac, an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults, as well as Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!, and Sibert Medal honorees The Honeybee, and The Giant Squid. She lives in a suburb of Chicago.

Giselle Potter has illustrated many books, including Try It! by Mara Rockliff, All by Himself? by Elana K. Arnold, and Kate and the Beanstalk by Mary Pope Osborne, as well as her own Tell Me What to Dream About, This Is My Dollhouse, and The Year I Didn’t Go to School, about traveling through Italy with her parents’ puppet troupe when she was eight. She lives in Rosendale, New York, with her husband and two daughters. Visit her at GisellePotter.com.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Gabriella's Song
• Author: Candace Fleming
• Illustrated by: Giselle Potter
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001
• ISBN: 0689841752, 9780689841750
• Length: 40 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General; Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music