Comments on: Review of the Day: Jimmy the Greatest! by Jairo Buitrago http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/04/24/review-of-the-day-jimmy-the-greatest-by-jairo-buitrago/ A School Library Journal Blog Mon, 20 May 2013 22:56:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jimmy the Greatest by Jairo Buitrago | Allison's Book Bag http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/04/24/review-of-the-day-jimmy-the-greatest-by-jairo-buitrago/#comment-876754 Jimmy the Greatest by Jairo Buitrago | Allison's Book Bag Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:50:51 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=12215#comment-876754 [...] School Library Journal Rate this:Share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitterDiggPinterestLinkedInTumblrRedditGoogle +1StumbleUponLike this:Like Loading... Tags: Allison's Book Bag, Jairo Buitrago, Jimmy the Greatest, Latin America picture books, Mohammed Ali, reviews of books for young people [...] [...] School Library Journal Rate this:Share this:EmailPrintFacebookTwitterDiggPinterestLinkedInTumblrRedditGoogle +1StumbleUponLike this:Like Loading… Tags: Allison's Book Bag, Jairo Buitrago, Jimmy the Greatest, Latin America picture books, Mohammed Ali, reviews of books for young people [...]

]]> By: Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast » Blog Archive » 7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #307:Featuring Adam Rex and Rafael Yockteng http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/04/24/review-of-the-day-jimmy-the-greatest-by-jairo-buitrago/#comment-870430 Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast » Blog Archive » 7-Imp’s 7 Kicks #307:Featuring Adam Rex and Rafael Yockteng Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:02:44 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=12215#comment-870430 [...] nerd like me: Robin Smith’s starred review at The Horn Book; the starred Kirkus review; and Betsy Bird’s review, just to name a few. Betsy writes: It’s not like fun stories set in poor Latin America villages [...] [...] nerd like me: Robin Smith’s starred review at The Horn Book; the starred Kirkus review; and Betsy Bird’s review, just to name a few. Betsy writes: It’s not like fun stories set in poor Latin America villages [...]

]]> By: Adrienne http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/04/24/review-of-the-day-jimmy-the-greatest-by-jairo-buitrago/#comment-741902 Adrienne Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:18:31 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=12215#comment-741902 What a fantastic review! I work with this book and this review made me want to immediately pick it up and read it again. What a fantastic review! I work with this book and this review made me want to immediately pick it up and read it again.

]]> By: Bigfoot http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2012/04/24/review-of-the-day-jimmy-the-greatest-by-jairo-buitrago/#comment-741687 Bigfoot Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:11:15 +0000 http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/?p=12215#comment-741687 I like the idea of a character who doesn’t have to leave town and "make it big" to be important. Kind of reminds me of George Bailey deciding he's most needed in Bedford Falls. Another great hometown hero picture book is HERE COMES DARRELL by Leda Schubert, illustrated by Mary Azarian. Darrell helps everybody in his small town—plowing driveways, chopping wood, etc.—so much so, that he neglects his own needs. But, like the townspeople of Bedford Falls, Darrell's neighbors all rally to show Darrell how much they appreciate him when he's the one who could use some help. Great book! I like the idea of a character who doesn’t have to leave town and “make it big” to be important. Kind of reminds me of George Bailey deciding he’s most needed in Bedford Falls.

Another great hometown hero picture book is HERE COMES DARRELL by Leda Schubert, illustrated by Mary Azarian. Darrell helps everybody in his small town—plowing driveways, chopping wood, etc.—so much so, that he neglects his own needs. But, like the townspeople of Bedford Falls, Darrell’s neighbors all rally to show Darrell how much they appreciate him when he’s the one who could use some help. Great book!

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