Jen Bryant Call Me Marianne; illus. by David A. Johnson
32 pp. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers ISBN 0-8028-5242-2 $16.00 (Primary-Intermediate)
A curious young boy adventures through the zoo. This is a normal day for Jonathan, but this time a lost hat he finds leads him to a new place and a new experience. Jonathan returns the hat to Marianne and she teaches him the basics of poetry. Bryant’s dull text somehow leads to a good story. The ink and watercolor pictures used by Johnson are very detailed and take the story to another level. Like Music for the End of Time, Bryant teaches the reader about a wonderful art form. This is important to her, and though she fails to take the reader to an exciting place, the reader will close the book with a smile on his/her face.
Rob Sheldon, BGSU Student
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