Jimmy the Greatest
Written by Jairo Buitrago
Narrated by Luis Moreno
4/5
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About this audiobook
Jairo Buitrago
Author JAIRO BUITRAGO has collaborated with Rafael Yockteng on several picture books, including Jimmy the Greatest! (six starred reviews), Two White Rabbits (three starred reviews), Walk with Me (three starred reviews), Lion and Mouse (two starred reviews) and Wounded Falcons (two starred reviews and named a USBBY Outstanding International Book). Jairo has also won the Hispanoamericano Castillo prize for children's literature and the Antonio García Cubas Award. He lives in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Reviews for Jimmy the Greatest
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is kind of a strange book about a boy living in S. America that is inspired to become a boxer by reading clippings about Ali. His trainer eventually has to leave but he stays in his town, continues training and starts to train others and maintain a place for them to go. I wasn't expecting it to be about someone staying, but I found it inspirational, so see how someone can stay and begin to help others in his town on a small scale.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The full-bleed digital illustrations by Rafael Yockteng are gorgeous with richly saturated colors. The details Yockteng includes add depth to the character of the village and make for a fun seek-and-find sort of aspect. There are some visual jokes, too, which fit right in with the quiet humor of Buitrago's text. Buitrago and Yockteng tell us the story of Jimmy who learns to box and love reading in his small Latin American village. As Jimmy grows up and some move away, Jimmy stays and in the process of living his life makes his village a better place. I really feel like I could look at these illustrations for a long time - they're so peaceful - and I keep discovering more things to love each time I look.