I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved the illustrations in this book. The characters were cute. The story was pretty good and a good concept. I think some children will relate to having grandparents with two different cultures trying to understand each other.

As a musician, I was very excited to share this book with my son. I have always felt that music can fill in the gaps where word and language seems to fail. This book presented that same message in a very sweet fashion.

I absolutely LOVED this book! I am a musician and my grandmother played accordion with Lawrence Welk so the instrument has a special place in my heart anyway. I really liked how the story showed the culture of the two sets of grandparents including food and setting. In the end it shows that music really is the universal language. I would love to add this to my preschool class library!

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.

Accordionly by Michael Genhart is a beautiful story about music bringing people together, even when those people don't speak the same language. It will be an excellent tool to teach children words, food, and music from other languages, as well as sharing the importance of family.

What a wonderful story bridging families, brought together through marriage, together. This story takes two grandpas, who are of different backgrounds and languages, and through the love of their grandchild, they create beautiful music and family harmony.

Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Love the clever title of this picture book! I was drawn to this book because of the title and the cover illustration. The story is a very simple one as told by the grandson of two ver different cultures. Despite their inability to communicate through language, the boy helps them realize that there is one commonality and that is music, more specifically the accordion! This book would be perfect for students in an ESL class where the population is from several cultures. The illustrations are very simple and a bit cartoonish but they do add to the telling of the story. It shows a celebration of family that includes both multi-generational and multi-cultural. It's nice to have the child in the story find the solution to the communication problem instead of the adults. It is also nice to have both sides of his family honored with equal weight.

I love stories of families coming together with different cultures initially keeping them apart.. I love learning about cultures and I was surprised to see two completely different cultures use one instrument in both communities. The stories about children interacting with grandparents are bountiful in picture books right now. Accordionly is one of those popular stories with a musical twist. I want to see more!

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.

Summary: The narrator of the story has two grandfathers who love to play their accordions, Abuelo in a mariachi band, and Opa in a polka band. The boy’s family loves going to performances or listening to each grandfather play at his own home. The first time the grandfathers get together, though, there are a lot of awkward silences. The two men don’t speak the same language and can’t seem to find anything they have in common. Finally, the boy gets out both accordions, and the grandfathers joyously connect over music–music the entire family gets to enjoy. 32 pages; ages 4-8.

Pros: A short and sweet story to celebrate diversity in families and the power of the universal language of music.

Cons: It seemed unlikely that both grandfathers would have brought their accordions to their first get-together with the whole family.

This is a simple little story about a multicultural family. When both grandfathers visit at the same time, they feel uncomfortable because they don't speak the same language. Or do they? The little boy knows that both his grandfathers play the accordion, so he encourages them to play... and the two men learn that they have something in common after all.

The story is fine and the illustrations are cute. This would be a nice book for kids who are dealing with similar multicultural or language issues in their own families.

"Accordionly" tells the story of how two different cultures came together in the context of a family. Opa and Abuelo both play the accordion, although at first they seem to have nothing in common. Once they discover their common interest, well, you guessed it! Beautiful music results!

The story is told from the viewpoint of the grandson. Colorful illustrations accompany the text, with just a few sentences on each page to tell the story. The theme focuses youngsters on how even though people differ, they still have a lot in common. This tale is based on real people, and real families. Readers can see their photos and read their life stories at the end of the book.. Whether a child enjoys music or not, he or she will enjoy this story about different families and their cultures. This would be a good book for families to enjoy reading and re-reading together.

I received this book from the publisher and from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

This picture book celebrates families with more than one culture. I love that it is written in the first person because the narration is authentic and allows the reader to hear the main characters perspective and feelings. The book encourages listening to others and learning about their traditions as a way to create connections!

The illustrations are vibrant and so positive. The detail is beautiful and captures the cultures, music, and silence in the plot. Even children whose families speak the same language will relate to feeling the separateness of two different 'sides' of their family and readers will love the idea of finding ways the relatives they love to bond and create memories.

A sweet, unique, story about a boy who grew up with two grandfathers from different cultural backgrounds, who spoke different languages. When the extended family got together, there was little the grandfathers were able to communicate, until they both got out their accordions. This is a heartwarming, feel good story. It’s about the magic of music uniting people across barriers of culture and language.

The illustrations are beautiful and nostalgic, with a touch of whimsy. They made me smile.

I love the inclusion of real photos additional personal information at the back of the book when the story is based on the author’s real life experience.

There’s much to enjoy here.

I received an ARC copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

It is a touching story of a boy and his paternal and maternal grandparents.
The both grandparents are of different country and culture. From Mexico and Switzerland. They have totally different culture.
But they had one thing common, that is music.
Both Grandfathers love to play accordion. And they come close to each other with this music.
It has lovely art and a touching story.
Captions are very good.
It teaches childrens value of different cultures.
Thanks netgalley and publisher for review copy.

<B>With all my family together, in harmony, accordionly. </b>

Abueldo and Opa are the grandfathers of one little boy who loves to hear his grandfathers play. Abuedlo plays in in a mariachi band and Opa plays in Polka band. When the grandfathers come together, they are unable to speak to each other which makes one grandson sad as he loves both his grandfathers. He brings them their accordions to play and the grandfathers with their commonality embrace their differences. A great lesson for all.

This is a lovely story of family and to make a difference in the world, we must start with our families. I love the message as it resonates with me but also what it teaches is a great blessing. The blessing of differences. Highly recommend.

<i>A Special Thank You to Magination Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

A child is stuck between two worlds - his Mexican and his Swiss heritage. Music brings two grandfathers together in this colorful celebration of heritage and family.

Accordionly is the story of a little boy who loves and celebrates his culture. His Abuelo plays an accordion in a mariachi band and his Opa plays the accordion in a polka band. This little boys loves to hear his grandfathers play, but when the grandparents are together, they don't know how to communicate. Can the little boy teach them to connect without words?

This sweet picture book is all about music, family, and communicating from the heart. At the end of the day, the two grandfathers are more alike than different and it's music that brings them together. I loved the focus on mixed culture, as well as the colorful illustrations. This would make a fun read aloud book for the preschool years.

*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

Growing up in a very musical family I can totally relate to the joy and happiness that music, the universal language, can bring to family gatherings.

Two grandpas, from two different cultures, and who speak two different languages, have one thing in common... they both play the accordion.

When they come for a visit the silence between the two is deafening and their little grandson and other members of the family feel very uncomfortable. The two say please and thank you a lot but not much else. The day is spent in mostly silence with glances, not words being exchanged.

Their little grandson becomes very sad and then eureka... he has a splendid idea to break the ice and bring everyone together. He asks Abuelo and Opa to play their accordions and both are happy to comply. The grandpas' passion for their instruments and their genre of music create a magical spell that brings harmony to all.

The colourful illustrations are beautifully done and are full of expression and cultural truths. This unique book includes a bonus fold-out and a note from the author sharing the true story of his own family. "Accordingly" is about diversity and multicultural inclusion." I highly recommend it.

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.