Somewhere in Ireland, on Saint Patrick's day in the morning, Jamie
wakes up early, resenting that he's too small to walk in the
parade. So he dons his mother's raincoat, his father's hat, and his
brother's green sash, takes another brother's flute, and with his
dog Nell marches about in his own parade. Along the way Hobble the
Hen Man gives him an egg, Mrs. Simms at the sweet shop (open early,
it seems) gives him some ginger ale and a wee flag, he enjoys his
drink on the parade's-end platform set up for the day's
festivities, and then heads home with proud thoughts of the music
he's played. Other small children might enjoy sharing underdog
Jamie's secret, while sharing at the same time the author's pointed
skepticism as to the beauty of his music. But they are unlikely to
see the outing as much of a lark. Bunting tries too hard for color
and imagery without supplying any narrative structure or incidents;
and Brett's green and black drawings are just drab. (Kirkus
Reviews)
Jamie seeks a way to prove that he is not too young to march in the big St. Patrick's Day parade.
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