Marianne the Maker

By Kelly Corrigan, Claire Corrigan Lichty, George Sweetland (Illustrator)

A young inventor skips practice to create her masterpiece. Will her dad understand?

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32 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Marianne is a young inventor trapped in a world of schedules and soccer. Her weekends are her only escape to dream and design. When she finds a clever way to skip practice, she dives into creating her masterpiece. But will her father see the brilliance in her unconventional path? Discover how Marianne's inventive spirit challenges expectations and sparks creativity in this delightful tale.

From the publisher

From bestselling author Kelly Corrigan and her daughter debut author Claire Corrigan Lichty comes a new picture book about a determined young inventor! Marianne’s days are filled with schedules, structure, and soccer. There’s just one problem: Marianne is a maker. She needs every minute of her weekends to scheme and dream, draw and design, to build and rebuild! This is the story of how a creator with a crackerjack imagination finds a not-so-great way to skip practice and create her masterpiece. But will her dad understand? Told in delightful rhyme that bounces across George Sweetland’s gorgeous collage-style illustrations (chock full of hidden gems, ) Marianne the Maker is sure to kindle the creative spark that lives inside all of us.

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