"Just Mary" Reader: Mary Grannan Selected Stories

by Mary Grannan, Margaret Anne Hume (Editor)

Overview

For twenty-three years during the golden age of radio in Canada, stories for children by Mary Grannan, "Just Mary," were broadcast by CBC and beloved across the country. She retired from broadcasting in 1962 and died in 1975, but her sweet-tempered and humorous stories still have the power to entertain, while recapturing the atmosphere of another time.

Grannan published stories from Just Mary and Maggie Muggins in over thirty best-selling books, but she had other radio series that were never released in print. The "Just Mary" Reader presents for the first time a selection of her stories from two other radio drama series. Jubilee Road tells the adventures and misadventures of Johnny and Patty Little and their friend Salty Pickle. Or, as Johnny describes it: "We get into quite a few messes, but if you know us, you’ll know that it’s hardly ever our fault."

In Land of Supposing, Grannan retold fairy tales and legends from around the world, as well as a few legends of her own making. Previously unpublished selections from Just Mary and Maggie Muggins complete the collection.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781554885572
Publisher:	Dundurn Press
Publication date:	02/11/2006
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 15 Years

About the Author

Mary Evelyn Grannan was a Canadian children's writer and radio personality. She wrote and performed in programs for children on CBC radio and CBC television between 1938 and 1962. Stories broadcast on her radio and television programs Just Mary and Maggie Muggins were published in a series of popular books.

Margaret Hume, a former librarian at Concordia University in Montreal, received her education from the universities of New Brunswick and McGill. Born in Halifax, she grew up in New Brunswick in the 1950s as an adoring young fan of Maggie Muggins. Margaret lives with her husband in Vancouver. "Just Mary": The Life of Mary Evelyn Grannan is her first book.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	9
Part 1	Just Mary
	A Mouse Called Littlebit (broadcast September 28, 1947)	19
	Susie and the Royal Wedding (broadcast November 16, 1947)	27
	Penny Webb and the Spider (broadcast May 15, 1949)	33
	Biddy O'Bannigan (broadcast May 11, 1958)	39
Part 2	The Land of Supposing
	O'Glanigan's Ghost (broadcast June 18, 1950)	49
	The Wicked Whale Who Wasn't Wicked (broadcast June 25, 1950)	71
Part 3	Jubilee Road
	The Lost Hens (broadcast October 14, 1953)	93
	Halloween Heroes (broadcast November 4, 1953)	107
	The Trouble with Hobbies (broadcast November 11, 1953)	119
Part 4	Maggie Muggins
	The Puppet Show (broadcast April 11, 1962)	133
	Rodeo (broadcast May 23, 1962)	143
	Flying Raft (broadcast June 20, 1962)	153
	Notes	163
	Sources	165
	Acknowledgements	167

Editorial Reviews

"I am honoured to recommend this book. The format will allow students to use the Just Mary Reader for Reader's Theatre, bringing Mary Grannan's stories to life for a new generation."

Judy MacLean, Acting Director, Nashwaaksis Public-School Library

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