Jolly Mon

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Summary: Take your kids sailing with The Jolly Mon!
Review: It is a rare book that both parents and small children can enjoy together equally, and The Jolly Mon is one of them. My 3 year old daughter and I have shared The Jolly Mon together dozens of times, and it just keeps getting better for both of us. We both love the great positive, uplifting story and the fantastic Caribbean style illustrations. Do your kids a favor and take them on a sail with The Jolly Mon!

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Summary: Great children's book based on the magical song!!
Review: My parents are parrot-heads, I'm a parrot-head, and my newborn son will be a parrot-head too! This fun to read book will be the first story I tell my boy. It is a story that's filled with love and sadness, adventure and companionship, evil pirates and magical creatures. If you've heard the song, you MUST own the book.

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Summary: A Pirate Looks at 4
Review: Okay, so I read this book as an adult, but it didn't take long for some of the magic of childhood to come creeping back to me through the pages. This is a children's story the way they used to make 'em, full of whimsy, magic, and good deeds. Follow the Jolly Mon on a delightful yet purposeful journey, spreading happiness as he goes. The illustrations are beautiful and capture the vivid colors of the Carribbean and a child's imagination. This is a great book for kids of all ages. Just be prepared to smile, because once the Jolly Mon has passed your way, it'll be impossible not to.

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Summary: A Pirate Looks at 4
Review: Okay, so I read this book as an adult, but it didn't take long for some of the magic of childhood to come creeping back to me through the pages. This is a children's story the way they used to make 'em, full of whimsy, magic, and good deeds. Follow the Jolly Mon on a delightful yet purposeful journey, spreading happiness as he goes. The illustrations are beautiful and capture the vivid colors of the Carribbean and a child's imagination. This is a great book for kids of all ages. Just be prepared to smile, because once the Jolly Mon has passed your way, it'll be impossible not to.

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Summary: The singing mon
Review: Title: The Jolly Mon
Author: Jimmy & Savannah Jane Buffett
Favorite Characters: Jolly Mon, Good King Jones

The Jolly Mon is a good tale of a man who had a great talent and shared that talent wherever he went. Jolly Mon's tale begins with him singing for fish when a guitar floats to him. The guitar had words on it that told the Jolly Mon to share his singing talent with all the other islands. Therefore, Jolly Mon builds a sail boat and sails away to share his talents. All the other islands enjoy it when Jolly Mon comes and hate it when he leaves.
In the end, Jolly Mon must return to is home. On his way home, he is tricked by pirates and captured! The pirates hated people being so happy because of Jolly Mon music and so they throw him to the bottom of the ocean. It is a little surprising what happens next. Read it to find out!...

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Summary: A Must Have For Any 2nd Generation Parrotheads!
Review: We all remember our favorite books from our childhood years. Just the title brings back a warm fuzzy feeling to our now stressed bodies. That is how this book affects me now. I was 9 years old when I was given this book by my Dad, a devoted parrothead. It instantly became my favorite book of all time. I would read it and invision myself off sailing in tropical places, fishing with sticks and fighting off pirates with my bare hands. I also loved that this book was co-written by Buffett and his young daughter Savannah. I believe that this is the reason the book truly captures the imagination that only a child can radiate. THIS IS A MUST HAVE! PUT IT IN YOUR SHOPPING CART RIGHT NOW!

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Summary: Lovely Kids Book
Review: We purchased this book about 3 years ago when my daughter was very young, we read it to her and she loved the brightly colored pictures and images of fish, sea, funny men with coconut hats etc. Now that she is older and can understand the story we still read it and it is one of her favorites. It isn't just a fluffy children's book, it contains, fantasy, danger, death (although not in detail), travel, pirates, mystery and to top it all off it is beautifully illustrated. The characters are all uniquely drawn, the situations really stir the imagination. The Buffets can certainly spin a good one!