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Summary
The weekly routine of Mrs. Jolly Bones is far from typical--but tons of fun!
It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones, there's laundry to be done.
So gather up the dirty clothes and sort them one by one.
Wash them, dry them, iron them, and fold them nice and neat--
Then fling them out the window so they brighten up the street!
Mrs. Jolly Bones has a very busy week ahead of her--and a very unique style of doing her chores. Each day of the week brings a new thing to do. But with the help of her animal roommates, she'll grocery shop, clean house, and garden, getting everything done just in time for a wrestling match with her best gal pals!
From bestselling picture book creators Warren Hanson and Tricia Tusa, here is a days-of-the-week story like no other.
Author Notes
Warren Hanson is an artist, writer, speaker, and musician. He is the illustrator of Tom Hegg's classic New York Times bestseller A Cup of Christmas Tea , as well as many other books for children. He lives with his wife in Houston, Texas. Visit him at WarrenHanson.com.
Tricia Tusa has illustrated numerous acclaimed picture books, including In a Blue Room by Jim Averbeck, Mrs. Spitzer's Garden by Edith Pattou, and the New York Times bestsellers The Sandwich Swap by Queen Rania of Jordan and Fred Stays with Me by Nancy Coffelt. She lives with her family in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Reviews (5)
School Library Journal Review
K-Gr 2-A dry subject is made humorous by quirky Mrs. Jolly Bones and the way she organizes her week. On Monday she does her laundry: wash, dry, iron, and fold the clothes, and then "fling them out the window.../so they brighten up the street!" Mrs. Bones's unexpected behavior will make young readers laugh. It also might make an association with the days of the week that will help children remember them. Ink and watercolor illustrations add lots of details and humor. The picture of Mrs. Bones and her animal friends sitting on her apartment balcony on Sunday and yodeling "until midnight with a chicken in [her] lap" is unbridled fun and sweetness. And seeing the woman cutting into a gigantic cake with a power saw so she can share her dessert with her pals is priceless. This charming picture book is great for a read-aloud about being silly and imaginative. What an engaging way to reinforce learning the days of the week.-Mary Hazelton, formerly at Warren & Waldoboro Elementary Schools, ME (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Publisher's Weekly Review
It's evident from Mrs. Jolly Bones's billowing apron, unruly hair, and comfy slippers that she is not a conventional housekeeper. In fact, her views on domestic engineering are rather innovative. Tusa (A Meal of the Stars) draws her with cheerful, quirky lines and gives the drawings touches of soft watercolor. With help from farm animals and some human friends, Mrs. Jolly Bones spends her week cleaning and cooking-then punctuating each achievement with an enthusiastic gesture of anarchy. Hanson's (The Sea of Sleep) catchy verse depends on a predictable setup and a subversive punch line: "It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones./ There's laundry to be done./ So gather up the dirty clothes/ and sort them one by one./ Wash them, dry them, iron them,/ and fold them nice and neat./ Then fling them out the window.../ so they brighten up the street!" On Wednesday she bathes in the toilet bowl; on Friday, she cuts her cake with a power saw. Mrs. Jolly Bones's life is one of cheerful but determined rule breaking, and readers are guaranteed to laugh out loud at each gag. Ages 2-6. (Mar.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Horn Book Review
Monday is laundry day, Tuesday is for gardening, Wednesday is cleaning day, and so on through the week. Industrious Mrs. Jolly Bones tackles each job with gusto, her animal retinue eagerly pitching in. And who wouldn't want to do housework with this cheerful crew? After washing and drying the laundry, Mrs. Jolly Bones irons and folds the clothes "nice and neat," then she "flings them out the window... / so they brighten up the street!" Hanson's cheeky rhyming text expertly delivers each day's punch line, and Tusa's joyful watercolor and ink illustrations help set the pace and bring the story's infectious silliness to a whole new level. Take those animals, for example: a cow, a pig, a goat, and other farm animals in a city apartment? They aren't mentioned in the text (nor is the urban setting), but they fit right into the pictures' merry chaos. Mrs. Jolly Bones saves the weekend for playing and resting...also known as wrestling and yodeling "until midnight with a chicken in your lap." Mrs. Jolly Bones lives up to her name; her irreverent approach to chores is one kids will enthusiastically endorse (up for debate, perhaps: "step into the toilet bowl and give yourself a scrub"). kitty flynn (c) Copyright 2013. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Kirkus Review
Mrs. Jolly Bones has a chore for every day of the weekbut readers can be sure they've never done chores quite the way she does. "It's Monday, Mrs. Jolly Bones. / There's laundry to be done. // So gather up the dirty clothes / and sort them, one by one. // Wash them, / dry them, / iron them, / and fold them nice and neat. / Then fling them out the window // so they brighten up the street!" Tuesday is gardening day--Mrs. Jolly Bones takes care of her balcony gardenand then "polka[s] through the posy patch" with brio. Cleaning the house is on the docket for Wednesday, finishing with a bath in a most unusual place. Thursday's shopping day--quite a list!--while Friday is for baking. Saturday's for play, er wrestling, and Sunday is a day to rest. Tusa's watercolor-and-ink illustrations are largely grayscale with splashes of pastel-colored highlights. While Mrs. Jolly Bones' approach calls for energetic illustration, the busy spreads are perhaps too chaotic, and small things get lost on the pages. This is a shame, as the small things add so much delight: Mrs. Jolly Bones has a menagerie of animals that surround/help her. Amelia Bedelia may come to mind, but Mrs. Jolly Bones' unconventional behavior reflects her originality and flair rather than a lack of intelligence; would that more people flaunt their individualitybut maybe not in the toilet. (Picture book. 3-6)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
Mrs. Jolly Bones lives with a menagerie a pig, cow, chicken, bunny and she has an utterly unique take on housekeeping. Monday is laundry day, and the task starts out in the usual way: she gathers the dirty clothes and then washes, dries, and irons them. And then the fun begins one by one, each freshly laundered item is tossed gaily out the window, where they brighten up the street! Wednesday, cleaning day, is no less kooky, as Mrs. Jolly Bones sweeps and scrubs, before strapping on a snorkel and cleaning herself up (bubbles and all) in the toilet bowl. Hanson's supersilly story provides great material for an illustrator, and Tusa capitalizes on every opportunity with her joyful, signature watercolor-and-pen loose line drawings, depicting a flighty housekeeper and her bevy of animals who wear pops of muted color in the form of pearls and kerchiefs. This color palette continues throughout to lovely effect, particularly on busy spreads with black-and-white backgrounds and pastel-colored details. Most kids hate chores, so they'll appreciate the housekeeping skills on display here.--Kelley, Ann Copyright 2010 Booklist