Daniela Cytryn

A little white boy and a black girl living across from each other on the bayou conspire to meet secretly every Sunday because their parents forbid them to play together. On this day their boat is damaged and they find themselves at the mercy of the man with the red house who is reputed to kill and eat small children who comes along to save the children and brings them to his home. They discover a house filled with musical instruments and that the man, a trumpet player who repairs music show more instruments for a living is willing to give the children music lessons. Wonderful illustrations by Daniela Cytryn. show less