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Against an exuberantly painted Caribbean backdrop, a wily man causes so much trouble that his neighbors would rather set him free than keep him in jail. Malese tricks the village cobblers into making him a free pair of shoes and swindles the rumsellers out of enough rum to make himself a cake. The angry neighbors soon realize they've been duped, but when they lock him up, he convinces them that captivity is a privilege. Maintaining his sentence (supplying him with food, etc.) pains them more than their prisoner, and they decide to let him go. But, like a Haitian Tom Sawyer, Malese objects with a list of the chores that await him until they agree to undertake the tasks ("If I go home, I'll just have to mend my gate," he says; "We'll mend your gate for you..." they promise. "Please, Malese!"). Sure enough, the last spread shows him asleep on his hammock in his lemon-yellow house while his neighbors tend to the repairs. Lisker's (Sol a Sol) angular folk-art figures with expressive eyes and mahogany skin sport clothes woven in lively, repetitive patterns that contrast with broad planes of turquoise, orange and pink. Tricksters may be traditionally smooth talkers, but Malese scoffs at his neighbors' high prices and shoddy work. Their acceptance of his way of life is one of the story's pleasures. MacDonald (Rachel Fister's Blister) spins a narrative with authenticity and verve. Ages 4-8.
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Grade 2-5-MacDonald has taken an old tale of a trickster peasant and turned it into a new folktalelike story, cleverly building trick upon trick. After he finagles a new pair of shoes, Malese gets himself a free bottle of rum and a comfortable ride home on Bouki's overburdened donkey. When the villagers finally throw him in jail, his Tom Sawyer-like pleasure in the punishment persuades them that the prisoner is better off than the jailers, and they not only set him free but fix his house as well. The illustrations feature bright, flat backgrounds and rounded peasants dressed in vibrant, stylized prints. Their cheerful, primitive style suits the story, and children will enjoy following the zebra-striped cat that is Malese's constant companion. The author's note makes clear her sources and the liberties she's taken, leaving it up to librarians to decide if this book belongs in the folklore or fiction section.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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Against an exuberantly painted Caribbean backdrop, a wily man causes so much trouble that his neighbors would rather set him free than keep him in jail. Malese tricks the village cobblers into making him a free pair of shoes and swindles the rumsellers out of enough rum to make himself a cake. The angry neighbors soon realize they've been duped, but when they lock him up, he convinces them that captivity is a privilege. Maintaining his sentence (supplying him with food, etc.) pains them more than their prisoner, and they decide to let him go. But, like a Haitian Tom Sawyer, Malese objects with a list of the chores that await him until they agree to undertake the tasks ("If I go home, I'll just have to mend my gate," he says; "We'll mend your gate for you..." they promise. "Please, Malese!"). Sure enough, the last spread shows him asleep on his hammock in his lemon-yellow house while his neighbors tend to the repairs. Lisker's (Sol a Sol) angular folk-art figures with expressive eyes and mahogany skin sport clothes woven in lively, repetitive patterns that contrast with broad planes of turquoise, orange and pink. Tricksters may be traditionally smooth talkers, but Malese scoffs at his neighbors' high prices and shoddy work. Their acceptance of his way of life is one of the story's pleasures. MacDonald (Rachel Fister's Blister) spins a narrative with authenticity and verve. Ages 4-8.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-5-MacDonald has taken an old tale of a trickster peasant and turned it into a new folktalelike story, cleverly building trick upon trick. After he finagles a new pair of shoes, Malese gets himself a free bottle of rum and a comfortable ride home on Bouki's overburdened donkey. When the villagers finally throw him in jail, his Tom Sawyer-like pleasure in the punishment persuades them that the prisoner is better off than the jailers, and they not only set him free but fix his house as well. The illustrations feature bright, flat backgrounds and rounded peasants dressed in vibrant, stylized prints. Their cheerful, primitive style suits the story, and children will enjoy following the zebra-striped cat that is Malese's constant companion. The author's note makes clear her sources and the liberties she's taken, leaving it up to librarians to decide if this book belongs in the folklore or fiction section.
Ellen Heath, Orchard School, Ridgewood, NJ
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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