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  ProdID: 7174 - Marvin and Marigold: The Big SneezeAuthor:Mark Carthew Product Score: 9.6 
Marvin and Marigold: The Big Sneeze

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Available : June 2016

Two mice, Marvin and Marigold, live next door to get other. When Marvin gets cold, Marigold has to find a cure to save her mouse house. Told in Mark Carthew's classic lyrical rhyme.
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marcus   Review #21581 - Dated: 14th of June, 2020
  Author: marcus

Thanks for the reviews Hayley & Sarah. For those looking to discuss sneezes, hygiene and kindness - Marvin and Marigold: The Big Sneeze picture book comes with a free, fun action song Ahh... Ahh... CHOO! perfect for teaching how to sneeze into your elbow. See for FREE download @ https://markcarthew.com.au/music. You'll also find free copies of the music score and lyrics.

‘Marvin and Marigold are two mice that live next to each other, but Marvin’s huge sneezes are destroying poor Marigold’s house. When Marvin announces he’s moving away, Marigold decides to help him cure his sneezes instead. This storyline folds the themes of friendship, kindness and problem solving together… it’s a lovely story backed up by thoughtful illustrations.’
Jane Carstens, CBCA Reading Time.

'The story will lead a class into discussions of sneezing and why it happens, of the etiquette surrounding sneezing and what to do about sneezing. A health lesson could be initiated using this book.'
Fran Knight, Read Plus.

While timely for use with health and safety issues of COVID-19, this title also has a strong message about friendship, kindness and looking after others. There are two other books in the series. Marvin and Marigold: A Christmas Surprise (dealing with traditions, loneliness and kindness at Christmas); and Marvin and Marigold: A Stormy Night, (Dealing with fears of night time and storms etc). All three books in the series are designed for shared reading and discussion. The Big Sneeze and A Stormy Night were shortlisted in the Speech Pathology Australia Book of the Year Awards.

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raz_1984   Review #17102 - Dated: 6th of October, 2016
  Author: raz_1984

Friendship. The underlying theme of this story which isn't something we can teach our kids, but for them to read it in a book and be able to pick that out...then the book must be able to make the subtle connections important for a 4 year old to make. A relatively normal friendship which just grows stronger and stronger as the book goes along, and shows how important it is to work hard on keeping these friendships. The rhyming words make the book fun and even enjoyable for us as the parents to read aloud to the kids. Both Miss 4 and Miss 13 months enjoyed this book many times over.

The book has a great tone to it, starting out as a small sneeze and steadily escalating in noise. Miss 4 was able to contribute to this escalation by looking at how the word is written. It was this book that has taught her what an exclamation point is, and what it means. Teaching while having fun reading is a win for any parent!

This was one book that after we read it the first time, Miss 4 had many questions such as why was he sneezing so much, so we could have a conversation about the book and find some answers with just a few simple questions. A great conversation starter with an everyday problem.

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haykay   Review #16517 - Dated: 4th of July, 2016
  Author: haykay

I love a children's book that has a good rhyme throughout and this is just how Mark Carthew has written this book. The words just roll off the tongue with joy when reading it aloud. This book has many messages which any parent or teacher would enjoy sharing with children. The story shows frustration as well as kindness.

My children could really relate to this book as we have all been dealing with sniffles and snuffles and I have been trying to get them to try my lemon and ginger recipes with not much luck. This book also encouraged discussion around why Marvin might be unwell - was his house warm enough, was he eating well, was he washing his hands. I could see my 5 year old trying to problem solve for Marvin.

When it came to Marvin sending Marigold a letter saying he was leaving so her house would not crumble I felt that the friendship message got stringer. She did not want to say goodbye to her neighbour, her friend and would do anything to make him stay. The discussion then started on what we would do if our neighbours were not nice to us (we have great neighbours). So it encouraged the problem solving of friendships and kindness.

I am hoping that this book is the first in a series of Marvin and Marigold stories as I feel it was pitched perfectly for my family and would be a perfect series as a teacher to have in the classroom. The illustrations added to the already fun and joyful lyrical story.

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