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"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

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School Library Journal Review

K-Gr 4 Caribbean sunlight shines through the pages of this picture book adventure. Sea green and blue color the illustrations, which strengthen and carry a good-natured but rambling tale in bedtime story tradition. 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. Jolly Mon is neither individual nor active enough to make readers care for him, even when he is menaced by fierce pirates led by One-Eyed Rosy. 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. He earns nothing by his own effort, and this lack of struggle weakens the story. The score and lyrics to Buffet's ballad Jolly Mon Sings summarize the narrative. Its five verses have an economy, grace, and excitement the longer narrative lacks. The book has strong, imaginative illustrations, acrylic paintings reproduced on fine paper, which elementary-school-age children, especially those from the Caribbean area, will enjoy. Anna Biagioni Hart, Sherwood Regional Lib . , Alexandria, Va. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

Into the Napping House, based on Audrey and Don Wood's Napping House (Harcourt, 1988), offers preschoolers two versions of the tale. The "sleepy" side of the cassette provides background music to a reading of the book. The unidentified female narrator has a soft, gentle voice--perfect for encouraging drowsiness. Also included are two soothing, lullabylike songs. The "awake" side repeats the text of the book totally in song, followed by three original, rousing songs. Composers Carl and Jennifer Shaylen have done an admirable job of adapting a relatively unmusical text to song. Jolly Mon, a recording for first- through fifth-graders, is narrated by coauthors Jimmy and Savannah Jane Buffett. Michael Utley's original accompanying music is written in the Caribbean style. Oddly, the song printed in the book (Harcourt, 1984) is not used on the cassette. Both cassettes are superior choices for read-along, individual listening, or enrichment. Ages 3-5 and 6-10. --Cynthia Alexa

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Playing to sold-out stadiums across America every summer, singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett has recorded over 30 albums, including Changes in Latitudes (1977) and Son of a Son of a Sailor (1978), both of which went platinum, and Songs You Know By Heart (1985), which sold double-platinum. Two of his hit singles, Margaritaville and Come Monday, are favorites among his devoted fans.

Buffett was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Christmas Day, 1946. He earned a B.S. in history and journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi and worked as a freelance journalist for Inside Sports and Outside magazines. Buffett is the author of two best-selling books, Tales from Margaritaville (1988) and Where Is Joe Merchant? (1992), among others. He is collaborating with the author Herman Wouk on a musical titled Don't Stop The Carnival.

Buffett considers Florida his home; however he spends many summers on Long Island.

(Bowker Author Biography)