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A review by calistareads
One Was Johnny: A Counting Book by Maurice Sendak
3.0
I wouldn’t say this was Maurice’s best by any means. This book is ok, but it’s dated for beginners. I think this is good for people who want to read Maurice’s whole catalog, like me.
It’s a short book. Johnny lives alone, happily. Each number brings another animal inside his house creating havoc. At 10, Johnny screams that he will eat anyone left. So, each number down, we lose an animal until Johnny is happily alone.
The nephew thought Johnny was funny and some of the animals like the monkey delivering the mail, but he didn’t think it a great book. He did read the entire thing to me. He gave this 2 stars. He thought it looked like a child drew it, which I’m sure Maurice intended it to look because I know he can paint beautifully in his other works.
It’s a short book. Johnny lives alone, happily. Each number brings another animal inside his house creating havoc. At 10, Johnny screams that he will eat anyone left. So, each number down, we lose an animal until Johnny is happily alone.
The nephew thought Johnny was funny and some of the animals like the monkey delivering the mail, but he didn’t think it a great book. He did read the entire thing to me. He gave this 2 stars. He thought it looked like a child drew it, which I’m sure Maurice intended it to look because I know he can paint beautifully in his other works.