Craft moves – onomatopoeia, alliteration, repetition, exaggeration.It contains marvelous language, especially verbs – sashayed, shimmied, strummed, whirled.The opening spreads set the scene and reveal the character.about the importance of doing a job well. Following the title page, before the story starts, there is an inspiring quote from Martin Luther King, Jr.Why I Like This Book: Here are just a few of the reasons I think this book is a standout: In this heartwarming book about a real garbage man, Phil Bildner and John Parra tell the inspiring story of a humble man and the heroic difference he made in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. But then came the rising Mississippi-and a storm greater than anyone had seen before. The barbers, bead twirlers, and beignet bakers bounded behind that one-man parade. He danced up one avenue and down another and everyone danced along. Synopsis: (from Amazon) In New Orleans, there lived a man who saw the streets as his calling, and he swept them clean. “Ma’am.” He nodded to the woman shaking rugs out at her front window. “Greetings.” He waved to the couple with the baby on the balcony.

“Mornin’.” He salutd the silver-haired man with the Times-Picayune tucked under his arm. Opening lines: In the Quarter, there worked a man known as Marvelous Cornelius. It is a wonderful book that can be used with children in and out of the classroom, so I chose for today’s Perfect Picture Book Friday. He decided to write the book in the spirit of a folktale, incorporating such things as repetition and exaggeration. In an Author’s Note, Phil Bildner explains that he came across an article about the subject and wanted to know more. The book is about a real person, but since there are embellishments, it is classified as fiction. I was looking through some of my books this week for Nonfiction Fest and came across one by Phil Bildner.

Marvelous Cornelius by Phil Bildner