Pip, Veronica and the Harmonica by Ed Krinsky

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Pip, Veronica and the Harmonica is a wonderfully illustrated children’s book that has it all.

Besides the colorful illustrations by Casey Evans, the wording rhymes, the plot is exciting, and the poodle named Pip is based on the author’s pet. Just who are Pip and Veronica, and why is there a harmonica? Veronica lives alone, so to entertain herself, she plays her harmonica. When she gets very lonely, Pip enters the picture.

Author Ed Krinsky says, “Pip was my pet poodle. He had the habit of barking loudly whenever he heard sirens from fire engines and when I played my harmonica. I concocted the story to entertain my grandchildren while babysitting for them.”

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About the Author

Ed Krinsky a retired school administrator who had a 35-year career as a teacher, coach, counselor, and administrator in the Westbury, New York public schools. He is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The author was coach of the Harvard Junior Varsity Basketball team and the freshmen baseball team at MIT, and spent summers coaching basketball in the USA, Israel, the USSR, and Egypt. He served five years as general manager of a minor league basketball team (Long Island Surf), and had seven players go on to careers in the NBA. Krinsky then spent 12 years as director of operations for the United States Basketball League. He was a scout for the Detroit Pistons and the Houston Rockets, and scouted for the Baltimore Orioles. In addition, he was an associate professor of sports management and sports marketing at both Dowling College and Adelphi University on Long Island. For the past two years, he has been assistant coach for the men’s basketball team at SUNY College at Old Westbury.

About the Illustrator

Casey Evans, a Long Island native, is a graduate of New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology. A versatile artist, this is her first book of illustrations.