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List Price: $18.95 | | Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Salesrank: 70671
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| Our Price: $7.67 |
| Used Price: $2.24 |
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| Media: Hardcover |
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Editorial Review:
On a remote island called Bananaland, the Jolly Mon uses his beautiful voice and an enchanted guitar to lure fish from the ocean and bring happiness to all. But these gifts can't save him from treacherous pirates. For that, he will need the help of a very special dolphin.
A perfect gift for Jimmy Buffett fans young and old, this beloved tale is now packaged as a hardcover book with a reading by Jimmy Buffett accompanied by an original musical score performed by his lead musicians.
The Jolly Mon: Book and Musical CD Reviews:
Jolly Mon 
2009-06-20 - Every child should experience the "Jolly Mon" A merry soul, a giving heart and enjoying life as it was meant to be. Buy it for your children or your grandchildren
Luv2Read
2009-01-12 - This is one of my family's favorite books. We sail and love Jimmy Buffet as a musician, so we had to have this book in our collection. My children love it. My oldest daughter is crazy about dolphins, which makes this book one of her favorite children's books. We like it so much that we have purchased and donated it to our kids schools.
Sweet Story 
2008-05-02 - This is a sweet story but I found the narration by Jimmy B. and his daughter a little lacking. I'm a Jimmy Buffet fan no doubt. I just don't think voice overs are his thing. It is cool to hear him doing something with his daughter though. Like I said, it's sweet but I don't think we will pull this one off the shelf very often.
Enlightened Reading
2007-08-15 - When I read the initial literary review, I had to laugh. The story is not weakened by the Jolly Mon's lack of efforts! Hah! The story is about the Jolly Mon's total surrender to his own destiny. He sings, the fish jump out of the sea, a musical instrument comes his way, he tries to play and makes a discovery. He trusts nature. He takes the opportunites that come his way with faith and grace. He uses the gifts he was given to the best and highest purpose. He does as he is asked to do. The book is a metaphor of faith and surrender. Besides that, it is beautifully illustrated, the music is lovely and my 2 1/2 year old son asks for it again and again. And, yes we are all parrotheads...
The Jolly Mon
2007-07-20 - The quality of the printing, the beautiful 'semi-true story', the bright and well done colorful pictures and the bonus CD of Jimmy Buffett's song, aka The Jolly Mon, make this an excellent purchase for anyone with young children in their lives. It can lead to laughter, clapping, dancing and giggles!
