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Becker, Bonny

Just a Minute

32 pp. | Simon | September, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-689-83374-1 $$15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Jack E. Davis. When Johnny MacGuffin's mom leaves him (so she can shop) in the Bindle's Department store basement with Auntie Mabel, the minutes seem to turn into years. While waiting, Johnny imagines seasons changing, growing old, raising a family, and the end of the world. Becker's simple, inconsistently rhyming story is funny but slight, while Davis's mixed-media cartoon illustrations are dynamic and expressive.
Reviewer: Mark Adam

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