The One and Only Marigold

Heide, Florence Parry

ISBN 10: 0375940510 ISBN 13: 9780375940514

Publisher: Schwartz & Wade, 2009

Synopsis

Meet Marigold! From renowned author Florence Parry Heide comes a picture book about one clever, complicated—and hilarious—little girl. Follow Marigold as she buys a new coat (don’t worry, she still wears the old one to bed. She’s a very loyal person), plays a great trick (involving a Special Surprise Treasure Stand and worms), and much more. Along the way you'll meet Marigold’s best friend—her purple coat—and her next best friend—Maxine.

Simply and with inimitable humor, a legendary picture book writer and inventive illustrator create an original character that all children will laugh over . . . and will love.

About this title

About the Author:

Florence Parry Heide is a bestselling, highly acclaimed writer, with over 50 books under her belt. Her Treehorn books, illustrated by Edward Gorey, have become true classics. She recently worked with Jules Fieffer on Some Things Are Scary. She is a mother of five and lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Jill McElmurry is the author and illustrator of I’m Not a Baby!, Mad About Plaid, and Mess Pets. She is the illustrator of Lillian Moore’s I’m Small and Other Verses, Dayle Ann Dodds’ The Kettles Get New Clothes, and Stephanie Spinner’s It’s a Miracle! A Hanukkah Storybook. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

From Publishers Weekly:

In four vignettes, Marigold, a strong-willed young monkey, talks back to her mother, torments her closest friend and cheerfully gets away with everything as she asserts her individual style. The first story follows her on a shopping expedition to replace her old, patched purple coat: Marigold rejects frilly and silly offerings and goes for an exact but too small duplicate of the first coat, eccentrically accessorized; her fashion sense is rewarded when everyone admires her. In subsequent tales, Marigold concocts elaborate illustrated lists, one of which names the old coat as her best friend and rates her actual friend, a hippo named Maxine, a close second. As depicted in McElmurry's (Little Blue Truck) stylish spreads, a blend of up-to-the-minute humor and nostalgic, folklike patterning, Marigold has a long prehensile tail and spiky rust-colored hair that she sometimes wears in topknots. Heide (the Treehorn books) introduces a stubborn, potentially maddening character, but Marigold's sunny disposition and creativity make up for her mischief; she will ring true for friends and parents of inventive children. Ages 4–8. (Jan.)
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About this edition

• Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0375940510
• ISBN 13: 9780375940514
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: McElmurry Jill