{"id":20173,"date":"2013-10-12T22:04:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-13T02:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=20173"},"modified":"2013-10-12T22:04:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-13T02:04:14","slug":"review-of-mary-wrightly-so-politely-by-shirin-yim-bridges-illustrated-by-maria-monescillo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=20173","title":{"rendered":"Review of Mary Wrightly, So Politely, by Shirin Yim Bridges, illustrated by Maria Monescillo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Mary Wrightly, So Politely<\/em><\/p>\n

by Shirin Yim Bridges
\nillustrated by Maria Monescillo<\/p>\n

Harcourt Children\u2019s Books, Boston, 2013. 32 pages.<\/p>\n

As someone who had a soft voice as a child, and someone who tried to follow the \u201crules,\u201d I thought this book was wonderful.<\/p>\n

Mary Wrightly was a good, polite little girl who spoke in a small, soft voice. Whenever she asked for something, Mary Wrightly would, so politely, say \u201cPlease.\u201d She always, so politely, said \u201cThank you,\u201d and sometimes even \u201cThank you very much.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But when Mary goes shopping with her mother for a toy for her baby brother\u2019s first birthday, things get rough. Other shoppers are grabbing the best toys while her mother talks with a neighbor. When Mary spots the perfect toy, can she speak up loudly enough to save it for her brother?<\/p>\n

I love it that a good girl\u2019s featured in this book, but also that it shows that situations can come up where being polite isn\u2019t the answer. The bright colorful illustrations bring you right into Mary Wrightly\u2019s world, with a nice variety of perspectives.<\/p>\n

And who knows? Maybe some of Mary Wrightly\u2019s politeness will rub off.<\/p>\n

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Source: This review is based on a library book from Fairfax County Public Library.<\/p>\n

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