Margarash - Hardcover

Riddle, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1592702163 ISBN 13: 9781592702169

Publisher: Enchanted Lion, 2016

Synopsis

A story about an unusual friendship and the very different parts of ourselves that make us who we are.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Riddle is a Youth Services Librarian with a colossal beard. He was born in Australia, has lived in Taiwan and Turkey, and now resides in North Carolina with his wife, Kate; their cat, Warda Runciblespoon; and several fish and chickens. This is his first picture book.

Tim Miller is the author-illustrator who studied at the School of Visual Arts where he earned a Bachelor’s in Cartooning and a Master’s in Art Education.Tim Miller’s picture book debut as an illustrator, SNAPPSY THE ALLIGATOR (DID NOT ASK TO BE IN THIS BOOK!) received four starred reviews from PW, Kirkus, Booklist, and The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books; and was selected as an Amazon 2016 Best Children’s Book of the Year, as well as, a Goodreads 2016 Choice Awards Best Picture Book. Tim’s debut as author and illustrator, MOO MOO in a TUTU was a 2017 Junior Library Guild selection, and his second book WHAT’S COOKING, MOO MOO? was a 2018 Junior Library Guild selection. Tim is also the illustrator of SNAPPSY THE ALLIGATOR AND HIS BEST FRIEND FOREVER! (PROBABLY), HORSE MEETS DOG, MARGARASH, and the middle-grade series HAMSTERSAURUS REX. Tim lives and works in Jersey City, New Jersey with his wife and three cats.

Reviews

K-Gr 2—Collin's favorite thing in the whole world is coins. His most treasured one is a magic coin that can turn "from a silver quarter into a golden dollar." While searching his house from top to bottom looking for more coins, he is pulled into the world under his couch cushions by the mysterious Margarash. Margarash is obsessed with the coins that fall into the couch cushions and desperately wants Collin to use his coin trick to turn them all into gold. When Collin refuses, Margarash puts him in a cage until he complies. While Collin is sad and angry at Margarash, and vice versa, they eventually start to bond and realize that material things aren't important if you don't have anyone to share them with. Riddle has crafted two well-drawn characters who play off each other in a delightful way. There are effective page turns throughout, elevating this title from more than your typical "confronting the monster in your closet" story. Miller's illustrations capture the eerie openness of Margarash's world. The tale does lag in the middle, yet readers will be enchanted by the budding friendship between boy and monster. VERDICT An engaging selection about friendship and the unexpected places you'll find it.—Christopher Lassen, BookOps: The New York Public Library and Brooklyn Public Library

Edition details

• Publisher: Enchanted Lion
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592702163
• ISBN 13: 9781592702169
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Miller Tim
• Number of pages: 48