Author: Pete Seeger

Illustrator: Michael Hays

Genre: Legend/Myth

Characters: The boy, the father, the townspeople, and Abiyoyo

Grade Level: Preschool - Third Grade

Summary: The boy plays his ukelele and his father is a magician who makes things disappear. The townspeople become annoyed with both of them and send them to live outside of town. Then one day the giant Abiyoyo comes to town and eats all the animals in his path. The townspeople run for their lives. The boy decides to play a song about Abiyoyo for the giant on his ukelele and the giant dances until he falls down from exhaustion. Then the father makes him disappear and they both become heroes.

Comments: I like this story I think that the illustrations are very simple and fitting for the story.