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nglofile's review
3.0
Waiting. What child hasn't felt the burden of a parent who will be "just a minute", especially while shopping? Little Johnny MacGuffin endures that experience in a comic exaggeration of how long that minute can be to a child. He begins to sees his life passing before him, all while being "stuck in the basement of Bindle's again". His dismay and wonder as he undergoes the changes of a lifetime contribute to the reader's fun.
The rhymed text and caricatured illustrations lend lightness to the story. The characters' faces are large and expressive, contrasting with the muted colors of the scenes. In the spirit of time fantasies and true science fiction, Just a Minute is an enjoyable play on the ideas of time, reality, and perception.
The rhymed text and caricatured illustrations lend lightness to the story. The characters' faces are large and expressive, contrasting with the muted colors of the scenes. In the spirit of time fantasies and true science fiction, Just a Minute is an enjoyable play on the ideas of time, reality, and perception.
wordnerd153's review
3.0
A fun book about a boy's overactive imagination and what he perceives happening when his mom is shopping in a department store. Kids will definitely relate.
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