Maggi and Milo

Author: Brenning, Juli

Edition: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 32

Details:

Maggi is an excellent adventurer, a pretty good songwriter, an aspiring scientist, and Milo's best friend. Milo is a Border Collie, and he's very smart.  When Maggi gets a book about frogs from her grandma, naturally, she decides to take Milo to find frogs the very next day.  But it turns out that catching frogs is hard work. Lucky for Maggi, Milo is there to help. And lucky for Milo, even though Maggi’s not the world’s best frog hunter, she’s the kind of friend who makes everything a little more fun. With the spunk of Ladybug Girl and an illustration style suggestive of Charles Schulz, Maggi and Milo are an irresistible pair with a whole lot of charm. From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 1—Bespectacled, pigtailed Maggi and her border collie, Milo, are best friends. A package from the girl's grandmother containing a book about frogs and some blue polka-dotted rubber boots inspires their frog-hunting adventure. A careful look at Maggi's bedroom reveals froggy slippers, a toy frog, and several frog drawings, which help to explain the mysterious present. "I am frog hunter…and he is Milo!" she shouts as they run to the pond, eager for the hunt. After waiting "a million minutes" for some action, she becomes bored, and her sidekick wanders off. A panicked search for the wayward pooch finds him-and a frog-in the pond. As Milo continues to forge in the muck and locate more and more frogs, the inventive girl names them "Alexander…Benjamin…Cooper…Daniel…." At the end of the day, "Side by side, they sat on the edge of the world, just listening to the frogs say good night." The digitally created illustrations are bright and appealing, especially those of the lovable black-and-white pup, who is almost twice Maggi's size. Pair this story with Vivian French's Growing Frogs (Candlewick, 2000) for a "ribbeting" read-aloud.—Barbara Auerbach, New York City Public Schools From Booklist A cheery mixture of the ordinary and the exaggerated, Juli (no e) Brenning’s debut picture book follows Maggi (also no e), a round-faced, stick-limbed girl with a friendly dog, Milo, who looks like he weighs at least six times what she does. Maggi is introduced as “an excellent adventurer,” and the story focuses on the pair’s preparation for a frog hunt as well as the actual expedition. Most of Burris’ digitally created illustrations highlight the comical contrast between Maggi and Milo as they eventually make their way out of the house, down the hill, and all the way to the pond. Milo proves the better hunter, but Maggi is excellent at naming the surprising number of frogs they catch—and, of course, set free again. Brenning tells the story in a roundabout way, with a few breezy tangents (Maggi runs back to brush her teeth before setting out), some musical interludes, and a happy ending in which Maggi and Milo cuddle up and listen to the frogs’ nighttime songs. Further adventures would be welcome. Preschool-Grade 1. --Abby Nolan

Reviews:

"Move over Ladybug Girl, there’s a new spunky gal-and-canine twosome in town." - Kirkus Reviews

"The digitally created illustrations are bright and appealing, especially those of the lovable black-and-white pup, who is almost twice Maggi’s size...a 'ribbeting' read-aloud." - School Library Journal

"Brenning tells the story in a roundabout way, with a few breezy tangents, some musical interludes, and a happy ending in which Maggi and Milo cuddle up and listen to the frogs’ nighttime songs. Further adventures would be welcome." - Booklist

About the Author:

Juli Brenning worked briefly in magazine publishing before getting her teaching certificate. She now lives outside of Nashville, Tennessee with her husband, two kids, an ill-mannered dog, and a very fat cat. Maggi and Milo is her first book. Priscilla Burris graduated from The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising. Since then, she's illustrated several children's books. She lives in Southern California....

EAN: 9780803737952

Release Date: 03-04-2014

Languages: English

Item Note: Great shape- pages are unmarked and sharp. Hardcover Used - Like New Ships fast! 2014

Item Condition: UsedLikeNew

Binding: Hardcover