Oh, how Shira loves the fiddle! Every time the Kugel Valley Klezmer Band performs, 10-year-old Shira watches closely. Isaac, the best fiddle player this side of Nova Scotia, sees her watching & gives her a toy fiddle. Practice,Ó says Isaac. Practice, practice, practice.Ó So, secretly, Shira practices; & soon she thinks she sounds pretty good. But is she good enough for a real fiddle? Good enough for the Kugel Valley Klezmer Band? Good enough for her whole village? Shira is about to find out! For this beautiful edition of the charming children's story by Joan Betty Stuchner, Richard Row has created paintings in oil on pre-gessoed canvas. A wash of raw sienna was used as ground coat, with layers of colors built upon it from dark to light.