Jacinta’s Orderly World
By Margaret Sullivan
Illustrated by Scot Ritchie
Jacinta carefully manages her environment and belongings – everything has to be placed just right, in the right place. On an outing with her father, she has a chance meeting with an overturned oil can, and learns to see rainbows where she once saw an awful mess. A visit to their car mechanic shows her that there can be efficiency in what first looks like raw chaos.
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Margaret Sullivan is a professor of Consumer Psychology and founder of The Journal of Undiscovered Poets. She has presented research on vinyl music consumption in thirteen countries. Most recently, her poetry was published in the Montreal-based literary journal Yolk.
Margaret holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Playwriting. She is a mother and a grandmother. Margaret is a resident of British Columbia and has a passion for children's stories. Jacinta's Orderly World is her first book.
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| Specs | Trade, 8" X 11", 36 pages |
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Rose Abdoo, American actress with more than 100 television and movie credits, including the roles of Gypsy in Gilmore Girls, ad Josefina in Hacks (HBO/MAX) –
“I found this story so very comforting & entertaining. I deeply related to Jacinta! I want to place this book lovingly, in perfect order on my shelf! Thank you, Margaret Sullivan from those of us who find peace & joy in bringing a little order to a chaotic world”
Dino Stamatopoulos, Emmy Award winning writer, producer, actor for the Late Show with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the Ben Stiller Show, Mad TV and many more. –
“Margaret Sullivan’s writing has always had a calming effect on me. Jacinta would be very content with the words and illustrations that make up this beautiful book.”
Chuck Gonzales, author and artist of the Carlos Gomez graphic novel series –
“Margaret Sullivan’s charming book, Jacinta’s Orderly World, shows us that there is also beauty and order in imperfection.”
Jen Lafler, mother of three, grade two teacher and board member of the school district of Encinitas, California –
“Young people sorting their way through this beautiful, messy thing called ‘life’ will recognize a delightful new friend, or perhaps a comforting long time one, in Jacinta and her quietly remarkable story.”
Jamie Wollam, father, music teacher and songwriter/drummer for Tears for Fears –
“Wholly engaging both for the reader and the listener.
There’s a bit of Jacinta in every child, and every child will feel relief to know that it is alright to want to manage your little piece of the world.”
Jan Chindlund, volunteer, life-long learner, retired Head of Libraries, Columbia College Chicago –
“Children seek ways to understand their world. One way is to create an environment they can control. Jacinta does just that, but learns that order is relative and unique to each being. What a delightful tale about the mind of a delightful child. And the whimsical illustrations bring the story to life.”
Helen Kubiw, Canlit for Little Canadians –
“Most young children feel a lack of control in their lives, having their activities from eating to sleeping, learning and play dictated by the adults in their lives so for Jacinta to be able to exercise some level of authority over her surroundings is important. But, while Margaret Sullivan could have made Jacinta an anxious child, she made her one who appreciates order but could see beyond that which appears disorganized. She gives us a character that is multi-dimensional, who knows what she likes and how to get it but is open to others who may want something different…I like Jacinta. She’s a cool kid. I like how she organizes and repurposes objects and how she opens her heart. She could have closed herself off to protect herself from that which might disturb her but, from her grandmother and mishaps and meeting Kenny, Jacinta takes it all in stride to find a way to cope. In fact, she does better than cope. She finds a way to appreciate them all. Life can be jumbled but Jacinta shows us that there is a way to see within and beyond and give it an order that works for us.”