The Miniature World of Marvin & James

The Miniature World of Marvin & James - The Masterpiece Adventures, Book 1

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Author: Elise Broach elisebroach.com

Illustrator: Kelly Murphy kelmurphy.com

Publisher: Christy Ottaviano Books  Henry Holt and Company LLC

175 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10010  mackids.com

Hook: "Marvin is sad."

I would be sad too if my best friend was leaving me for a whole week! 

We met Marvin & James in Elise's novel, Masterpiece. I LOVED that book, so I was thrilled when I discovered this new little series! I say "little" because it's only 104 pages of large print and darling illustrations, just right for your "comfortable with reading" first grader, or your more reluctant second or third grader. This book does have chapters, so they can feel like they are reading a more "big kid" book, but at their vocabulary level. Cute story about friendship, missing important people when they are absent from your life, and the wonderful feeling you experience when they return. PLUS, you get a fantastic adventure inside a pencil sharpener! How can you beat that?

rating: (5 beetles)

 

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Disclaimer =)

Before I set out to "review" books for you, I feel I need to let you in on a little secret about me. I love books and reading. Ok, that's not the secret, but it's part of it. Because I love books and reading, it's hard to find a book I don't like in one respect or another. So...with that said, my "reviews" won't be full of technical lingo and book jargon. Either I love a book or I don't. I might love it because the illustrations are wonderful; I might love it because it reminds me of something from my childhood; I might love it because it's just cute =). If you are looking for technical reviews you've come to the wrong place. I'm just going to tell you I love it, and why. I read books for entertainment; if it's something I have to work to understand I will quickly put it down. Pretty easy and straightforward, right? That's what I hope to share with you.

I'll be working on my rating system...

New Chapter!

It's been quite a while since I posted on this fun blog of mine...lots of changes in my life have happened in the last year! After 11 years as a Media Specialist with a wonderful school district, I made the HUGE jump to university librarianship! I am currently part of the wonderful world of the Harold B. Lee Library on the campus of Brigham Young University! I've had quite the learning curve, and miss my elementary friends greatly, but all in all it's been a great move for me. I've discovered that I am missing children's books immensely, though, so I've decided to revamp the blog a bit and use it to keep myself up to date with what's happening in the realm of children's books. If others enjoy it as well then that's all the better!

Stay tuned for some updates on what I've read, how I liked it, and if I would recommend it to others. I am also working on my MLIS, so I'm struggling to find a balance between studying and reading for fun...bear with me as I slowly work my way into this new chapter of my life!

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There are posts on this blog that I would like to keep (fond memories) so I will just be building up the "new" blog around the "old" blog. Hopefully you find something here that will be of benefit to you.