A sweet take on the universal language of music. Also highlights an instrument that is not often seen in children’s books or heard in popular music, potentially broadening children’s interest in new sounds.

Accordionly is a wonderful book that celebrates the power of family and of music. I would love to use this in a music unit to learn how accordions are used in polka and mariachi music.

Music is a uniting force.

This book, based on the authors childhood, tells how the love of music, and music itself, is how two people who speak different languages can come together with music.

Both grandparents are from different cultures, one only speaks Spanish and the other only speaks, we suppose, German. They can not speak to each other, until the grandson brings out their accordions, and they both realize that they play the same instrument.

And that is the whole story. Cute enough book, just not ground-shattering.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

I love this book. It talk about intercultural family and how to find a common thing, when there's language barrier

The illustration is good and we can learn few words from other language as well.

Ah, a book about music! I absolutely LOVE music, and growing up my school's library did not have enough books about it. Seeing more books now, especially children's picture books, packed full of things I loved as a kid makes me feel so good for this generation's libraries.

Our lead's Abuelo and Opa both play the accordion, and they are mighty good at it! They're from different cultures, but they are connected by music. This story is all about how two grandparents from different cultures who speak different languages connect through their love of music.

This book has an accordion in it! One of the most underrated and coolest instruments around (and sometimes the most annoying, let's be honest). And add in some yodeling and polka as well!

I also think this sweet, little, picture book has a great theme. It's not a super long book and it doesn't have much in it for education, but it's still a great story! It's for your younger readers for sure.

The cartoon-y, colourful nature of the illustrations was excellent. I really enjoyed the colour scheme and the style.

Four out of five stars!

Thank you to NetGalley and Magination Press for sending me a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

A perfect family story melding cultures and the power of music.

I received this ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I love books that mix cultures, and I especially love that this is a true story and has pictures of the actual family at the end of the story. This definitely had a wonderful storyline where music brought two different cultures and languages together. The illustrations are wonderful and really draw the reader into the story.

A book that try to bring to much and just lost itself. Is it a book about family, music, accordion, culture, etc. All of ti but at the same time so few element of each that it became about any of it. It also has some elements of Spanish and specific music term, without any glossary or translation or anything so it might be confusing for some reader, especially young ones. Good idea, but a total failures in the execution! Sorry...