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Title: Larky Mavis
Author: Brock Cole
Narrator: Jenny Sterlin
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-23-13
Publisher: Recorded Books
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
Mooning about, Larky Mavis trips on three peanuts. She eats two of them, but when she sees what is in the third peanut, she can only laugh and say, "I wont eat you!" The villagers cant agree on exactly what Larky Mavis has found, but they soon have to admit that something strange and wonderful is happening in this delightful, contemporary fairy tale from Brock Cole, the award-winning author of Buttons.
Members Reviews:
Disturbing
I purchased the book for a young cousin and after reading it decided it wasn't appropriate. The book was disturbing with references to Larky Mavis's "baby" as a deformed bird and other descriptives that I found odd. While the descriptions of Larky's find are surprising, the characters in the book were very traditional (mostly men as professionals like the doctor and others Larky runs into). It seemed like a book for a young girl, but the role models were all men. The ending of the story is anti-climatic and doesn't provide much closure (the winged creature simply lifts Larky up into the sky). I was very disappointed with the purchase.
just okay
little disappointed with what I thought the message was where little children are concerned, especially special needs. I thought it was a little wierd.
Follow your heart no matter what others say
A strange little fairy tale about a woman named Larky Mavis who may be said to be eccentric, or at least judged so by the villagers. No matter their opinions, Larky Mavis follows her heart and takes care of the small being that she finds inside a peanut. When it grows into a human-looking figure with wings, it carries her away: "maybe only a little ways away, or maybe far, far away."
A story about following your heart and your dreams no matter what others might say or how crazy they take you to be.
Mooning about
The redheaded heroine of this folk-tale like story demonstrates her protective instincts while standing up for non-conformists and dreamers everywhere. Her tattered clothes with patches and holed toe socks perfectly illustrate the kind of carefree, ne'er do well existence that she leads.
Bold pen drawings paired with gentle washes of pastel watercolor match the tone of the rolling, lilting text. One day as Larky Mavis is "mooning about, mooning about" she finds a peanut in the road which appears to be "a little baby." She nicknames him "Heart's Delight." The townspeople's disapproval of her eccentricity grows stronger and stronger until finally Larky Mavis's "child" is able to sprout wings and fly away like an angel, taking Larky Mavis with him to who knows where.
Interestingly, even after Larky Mavis makes her escape, the majority townspeople remain as judgmental and unimaginative as ever. One feels too, that the name "Larky Mavis" is some kind of appellation pinned on her by the townsfolk who misunderstand her. The ambiguous ending is likely create more questions than it answers. This book is a natural read-aloud. Younger children may appreciate the sensuous feeling of the words, but older children are sure to find much to discuss in the open-ended conclusion of the tale.
A Review of Brock Cole's Book Larky Mavis
Denise Welcsh
Children's Literature
Professor Jen Welsh
19 November, 2001
A Review of Brock Cole's Picture Book Larky Mavis
Brock Cole's picture book Larky Marvis, at first glance, reminds myself of a pastoral Norman Rockwell setting.
