In a Jar, Deborah Marcero
In a Jar, Deborah Marcero
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In a Jar

Author: Deborah Marcero

Narrator: Ralph Lister

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/11/2021

Synopsis

Llewellyn, a little rabbit, is a collector. He gathers things in jarsordinary things like buttercups, feathers, and heart-shaped stones. Then he meets another rabbit, Evelyn, and together they begin to collect extraordinary thingslike rainbows, the sound of the ocean, and the wind just before snow falls. And, best of all, when they hold the jars and peer inside, they remember all the wonderful things they've seen and done. But one day, Evelyn has sad news: her family is moving away. How can the two friends continue their magical collectionand their special friendshipfrom afar?

About Deborah Marcero

Deborah Marcero is the author and illustrator of My Heart Is a Compass, which received a Kirkus Reviews starred review, and the illustrator of Corey Rosen Schwartz’s Twinderella. She received a BFA in drawing, printmaking, and photography from the University of Michigan and an MFA in poetry from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. For more information, visit deborahmarcero.com, or follow her on Twitter at @deborahmarcero.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Calista on March 05, 2020

This sweet story sparked my imagination. I loved it. It was a wonderful little beginning bit of magical realism. Llewellyn loves collecting things in jars. He fills a whole wall in a large room with memories he makes daily. He can capture a sunset in the water or the shooting stars at night. They ar......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 18, 2021

New favorite picture book? Absolutely. Precious beyond all reason? You bet your ass. Everything from the pictures to the story to the fact that the first rabbit is named Llewellyn comes together seamlessly to create a story that is fun and heartwarming and beautiful in all the best ways. A friend tol......more

Goodreads review by Laura on January 29, 2020

I am in love with this book. There have been many collecting "things, thoughts, etc." in jar books before. But Deborah Marcero makes this story unique and very special. The text and illustrations will give you the warm fuzzies. 100%.......more

Goodreads review by Rod on December 01, 2024

A rabbit named Llewellyn realizes he can capture memories in jars. At first he collects them, but then realizes he can share them. The story and art did little for me except to remind me that Vera Brosgol did a similar and better story a year after this book was published called Memory Jars.......more

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