Me and my little brain Book

Just finished reading #2 in The Great Brain series. Wonderful book! This one takes off right after John Fitzgerald's two brothers leave for boarding school in late 19th century Salt Lake City. John becomes the only child at home and immediately tries to take over the town Great Brain mantle of his brother Tom. He has rather disastrous results, of course.

Again, Fitzgerald really cannot do any wrong with his writing in this series. Even as a 43-year-old, I'm impressed by the stark perfection of his writing. Deftly gentle humor, superb portrayal of family and childhood, pathos and adventure, all elegantly baked into one delicious story.

By the way, I forgot to mention that Mercer Mayer did all the illustrations for this version of the series (I'm not certain, but I think this was the first version published). The look and characters he created dovetail perfectly with Fitzgerald's voice.