Marianna May and Nursey

By Tomie dePaola

Book Overview

In this reissue of Tomie dePaola's charming 1983 classic Marianna May and Nursey, a family works together to make sure Marianna May can make the most of her summer.

Marianna May's Nursey likes to dress her in white, which means Marianna May isn't allowed to roll in the grass, or make mud pies, or eat orange ice and strawberry ice cream, or paint pictures because her clothes could get messy. But Marianna May doesn't want to waste her summer staying clean on the porch.

Can she and her family figure out a way for her to have fun without worrying about her clothes?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1534466460
• ISBN13: 9781534466463
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.6" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Little girls will love this story

My sister and I read this book numerous times as children and I still enjoy it today. Marianna May is always dressed in prim and proper white. She loves to play outside, but always gets her dress dirty and then gets in trouble. Luckily, Marianna May has a friend who comes up with the perfect solution so she can still wear her dresses, but it's okay to get dirty and be a kid. The illustrations are beautiful as with any Tomie De Paola book.

Love it!

This was one of my favorite books as a child. I loved the story and the illustrations. I discovered as an adult that Tomie DePaola was the author of many of my other favorites when I was little. This book and Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs are must reads! Try to collect as may books by this author/illustrator as you can.

A book about keeping Marianna May's clothes clean.

I thought it was a good book. Marianna May was rich but she wasn't happy because she couldn't have fun or she would get dirty. They solved the problem. Marianna May was a happy girl again.