The Jolly Mon
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (554 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0152405380 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
BEAUTIFUL Both Jimmy Buffett's story and the illustrations are so beautiful. This story of the jolly mon, and his adventures(such as maybe Buffett himself may have or has had already) in the sea is a real treat.While it is marketed for children, as a Parrotthead myself, I think all Buffett fan's could enjoy this. He has added the lyrics to his song, Jolly Mon, in the back of the book as well.Like all other stories, this has it's good guys and bad, an. Luv2Read D. Knapp This is one of my family's favorite books. We sail and love Jimmy Buffet as a musician, so we had to have this book in our collection. My children love it. My oldest daughter is crazy about dolphins, which makes this book one of her favorite children's books. We like it so much that we have purchased and donated it to our kids schools.. Sweet Story Jeremy This is a sweet story but I found the narration by Jimmy B. and his daughter a little lacking. I'm a Jimmy Buffet fan no doubt. I just don't think voice overs are his thing. It is cool to hear him doing something with his daughter though. Like I said, it's sweet but I don't think we will pull this one off the shelf very often.
Jolly Mon, a fisherman gifted with extraordinary singing talent, finds a magic guitar and accepts its instructions to share the happiness of his music with other islands. The score and lyrics to Buffet's ballad Jolly Mon Sings summarize the narrative. He earns nothing by his own effort, and this lack of struggle weakens the story. . Jolly Mon is a passive protagonist: he is given a guitar and boat; he is rescued by a dolphin; he is chosen to be king. Its five verses have an economy, grace, and excitement the longer narrative lacks. Sea green and blue color the illustrations, which strengthen and carry a good-natured but rambling tale in bedtime story tradition. The book has strong, imaginative illustrations, acrylic paintings reproduced on fine paper, which elementary-school-age children, especially those from the Caribbean area, will enj
"Bright ebullient paintings easily capture the sunshine and sea breezes of the warm climate; the Jolly Mon’s smile is winsome; and children familiar with the Buffett song on which the story is based will enjoy meeting him all the more."--Booklist