Melvin the Mouth
By: Katherine Blanc ; illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler
Contributors: Ebbeler, Jeffrey, ill
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing; Charlesbridge
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Watertown, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
ISBN-13: 9781580897143
Subjects: Schools; Imagination; Juvenile fiction; Childhood and youth; Sounds
Description: Melvin is an imaginative and noisy little boy who grows up to be Mel Blanc, Looney Tunes cartoon character pioneer and the voice behind Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Woody Woodpecker, the Tasmanian Devil, and so many more familiar personalities. Readers are treated to a typical day for young Melvin, when ordinary tasks like getting ready for school, riding the bus, and completing his chores are charged with sound effects and accompanied by his own personal soundtrack.
Notes: A story based on the childhood of Mel Blanc, father-in-law of the author, and voice of characters like Woody Woodpecker, and many others.

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