Larky Mavis

Mavis finds 3 peanuts in the road and eats 2 of them. The last one looks a little like it might be alive, so Mavis doesn't eat it. Instead, she calls it her baby. But the townsfolk don't believe that it is a baby. They call it a worm, a mouse, and a bat and give Mavis a really hard time. Eventually, the little thing grows up to take Mavis away from the cruel townsfolk. Altogether, the book has about 900 words.

Denise WelcshChildren's Literature Professor Jen Welsh19 November, 2001 A Review of Brock Cole's Picture Book Larky Mavis Brock Cole's picture book Larky Marvis, at first glance, reminds myself of a pastoral Norman Rockwell setting. A tall, freckled-faced red haired girl stands in the middle of a grassy field with pink and yellow butterflies about while she holds on to a sack which appears to have a rabbit or a angel's wings... Read Full Review

"Down the road came Larky Mavis, mooning about, mooning about." She's a kind-hearted, simple minded, ragtag of a woman with a mop of red hair. She trips over three peanuts, eats two, and when she opens the third, finds what she's convinced, is a baby inside. She names it Heart's Delight because it makes her glad and carefully feeds and nutures it, carrying her baby with her in a basket, wherever she goes. Soon, Heart's Delight... Read Full Review

Our eight year old was twitching with suspense waiting to see what Larky had in her bundle that kept growing with each unusual feeding. When the final pages came there was still much discussion about just exactly what this creature was and where they went together.The illustrations where great and also lead to great speculation.