Books published by publisher E. P. Dutton and Company, New York, NY

The Morgans are a happy, more-or-less carefree family, who live in a small town in Wales. All the Morgans are musical - all, that is, except pert Bronnie Morgan, who is convinced that she has not inherited the family talent for music. But Bronnie is just as anxious as the other Morgans that her father write the winning song for the town song contest. The first prize is a piano, and the Morgans want to own the instrument that would add so much to the family song fests.Bronnie and her brothers, David and Gareth, are soon involved in another enterprise - keeping some of David's classmates from stealing the eggs from the nest of a kite, a bird rarely seen in that part of Wales. With the aid of their beloved grandfather, Bronnie manages to foil the would-be thieves, and she has the honor of being the only girl to be invited to be a member of David's bird watching club, the Siskin Society.Then, on the suspenseful night of the song contest, Bronnie, the Silent Nightingale of the Morgan family, plays an important and unexpected part in the contest. Here is an imaginative story that will delight young readers. It has everything they could ask for: a pleasant country setting in which children can wander at will; a cheerful, loving family; a modern fairy godmother (in tweeds); and a wonderful grandfather who whittles interesting objects as presents. Miss Fry has drawn the perfect illustrations for her fresh, happy story.