Max and Marla Are Having a Picnic
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- $7.99
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Best friends Max and Marla are back in this charming spring tale of friendship and forgiveness
Max and Marla know how to enjoy the simple pleasures in life. So when the first sunny day of spring comes along, they've got the perfect plan--a picnic! They pack up their favorite dishes and their comfiest blanket and then they're off to the lake. Once they settle in, Max realizes the picnic needs one more thing to be just right: a bouquet for Marla. But while he's gone, Marla falls asleep, leaving their picnic prey to some thieving squirrels. Max returns to find their spread ruined and says it's all Marla's fault. But best friends can't stay mad for long . . . Max and Marla Are Having a Picnic is another adorable ode to friendship from fan favorite Alexandra Boiger.
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In the second gentle outing featuring Max (a child with a mass of red hair) and Marla (a white owl), the two spend the day picnicking in the mountainous meadowland near their home. As Max picks wildflowers for Marla (and Marla takes a nap on their blanket), readers will observe squirrels descending on the picnic to feast on the cake, fruit, and bread. Max sees the squirrels, and the day seems ruined: "Marla and Max don't feel like staying any longer. They don't even want to look at each other." At home, the bad feelings linger, until Max dressed in footed pajamas makes a conciliatory gesture and the two enjoy an indoor picnic. Boiger's watercolor scenes are filled with small, endearing details that suggest a world in miniature. With subtle emotion, she expresses the negative feelings that can stew between friends following a disappointment. The absence of any adults or anyone else, for that matter gives these two characters a sweetly appealing independence. Ages 3 5.)
