“Move over, Fancy Nancy-there’s a new glamour queen in town! Mary’s number one goal for her new year at school is to look absolutely fabulous. exuberant picture-book ode to the fun of fashion.” - Shelf Awareness captures the giddy makeover mayhem in the dramatic expressions of her characters and in her wonderful, freewheeling use of collaged fabrics and vintage papers.
Tammi Sauer's ( Chicken Dance Cowboy Camp) wordplay is as spirited as the story. a gleeful story starring a young black fashionista. Welcome, Mary! We hope to see you again.” - Kirkus Reviews (STARRED REVIEW)
Whether by happenstance or by design, this delightful picture book positively answers the call for more books about children of color that aren't about civil rights or slavery. Sauer's rhythm never falters, and Brantley-Newton's bright, fun-filled illustrations teem with energy and life and will keep young readers guessing: who or what will Mary accessorize next, and how? The array of skin tones will help all readers see themselves in this book in which imagination and creativity reign supreme. Undaunted, Mary knows exactly what to do. When recess arrives, a crisis ensues, for the kids are dressed all wrong for romping. Mary's makeover magic leaves no school subject or space unturned. Mary soon changes their glamless lives with beads, feather boas, sporty hats, and festive patterns aplenty. The brown-skinned teacher, complete with a bun atop her crown, also appears to be a relic. Her drab-looking (though racially diverse) classmates at Mother Goose Elementary (Little Boy Blue, Georgie Porgie, and Little Bo Peep as well as the unnamed others) certainly appear to have stepped out of eras long gone by. With bows, buttons, scarves, and even a sheep-shaped purse with an attitude, Mary turns heads all over town. The day Mary starts school, she declares to her mom, "I must accessorize." And she does. "A heartfelt homage to brown girls and their wonder-inducing grandmothers.*“Pinkalicious + Fancy Nancy + Eloise = Mary, the diminutive, precocious, brown-skinned queen of glam. "An exuberant melange of brightly colored, cheerful images, perfectly matched to the cheerful tone of the intergenerational story." - Booklist A strong intergenerational choice for any picture book collection."- SLJ "Brantley-Newton's vividly colorful images paint the happiness the little girl feels in her grandmother's presence.
The magic of grandparents is undeniable, and this book is an excellent treat for grandkids to share with their own grandmas and grandpas, or the other way around." - Kirkus Reviews "Brantley-Newton creates a whimsical interplay of patterns, rich color, and her trademark lively expressions-a beautiful visual mélange. No illustrator does clothes, decor, and style better than Brantley-Newton." - The New York Times "Brims with adorable small stuff to look at. A Chicago Public Library Best of the Year selection
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