The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Priceman, Marjorie

It's Me, Marva!

40 pp. | Knopf | May, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-679-88993-0 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-679-98993-5 $$17.99

(2) K-3 A scatterbrained inventor has a mishap with every turn of the page. The episodic plot serves as a springboard for a set of lessons on color theory and optical illusions. Playful cut-paper collage, accented by loose black line drawings, work well to illustrate most of these concepts. Priceman provides simple explanations (in small print) within the story, wisely waiting until the end to explain the more mysterious and complex effects.

Reviewer: Lolly Robinson | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2001