**Winner of 2020 Northern Lights Book Awards Author/Illustrator
Category**
This is a universal story of chasing your dream even if those around
you disapprove.
In Ninja Boy's Secret, Tina Schneider's lively, amusing illustrations
bring her character's struggles and ultimate triumph vividly to life.
This Japanese-inspired picture book teaches kids valuable lessons
through a fun and inspiring story.
Ninja Boy has a secret. It's not that he's flunking out of Ninja
Academy--his dad knows that. It's that Ninja Boy doesn't like skulking
about quietly in the night, clad in black like a thief, leaving no trace
of his existence. He knows he'll never be half the Ninja his father
is--silent as a ghost, ever ready to attack.
No, this little Ninja has a calling. He's a talented musician who
expresses himself with a violin. He wants to share that passion with his
dad, but is afraid his father will not approve. So what's a misguided
maestro to do? Summoning all the courage and passion he has, he plays a
loud and beautiful violin sonata for his Ninja dad!
With his faithful dog in tow, Ninja Boy makes his way from silence to
song in a charming tale about being true to yourself and finding your
calling in life.