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FAVORITE STORIES - : 3 COMPLETE TALES
Rowe, John A.
1999 11242 ABOUT THE BOOK Favorite Stories by John A. Rowe: 3 Complete Tales - Combining highly imaginative storytelling with fantastic illustrations, John A. Rowe's books delight both children and adults alike. Crackling with humor, both silly and dry, and brought to life by endearing, offbeat animals, each John Rowe story brings laughter along with lessons for little ones on the value of self-pride and giving to others . Now three favorites both of readers and critics are brought together in one delightful, beautifully designed volume. Peter Piglet - is just an ordinary pig, soft and chubby with a tiny snout. But when he finds a pair of golden shoes, Peter Piglet begins to walk, dance, hop...and feel extraordinary. Exhausted after a dazzling day on his feet, Peter Piglet falls into a deep sleep. He awakes to shock: his golden shoes are gone! Searching desperately, Peter Piglet at last finds his wondrous shoes. One has been transformed into a "golden palace" by a homeless tortoise; the other has become a cozy nest for a blackbird's babies. And Peter Piglet happily decides that life isn't ordinary at all. Baby Crow - is a little bird who longs to sing opera like his famous grandfather. But he can barely muster a peep. With the help of Grandfather Crow (and a lecture on chewing food before swallowing), Baby Crow at last unleashes his vocal prowess. But when he assaults everyone in hearing distance with his thunderous KAAAAWs, Baby Crow learns the importance of using his talents wisely. This engaging yarn was named a 1995 STORYTELLING WORLD Awards Honor Book. Smudge - is a battered old rat with stories to tell, including the tale of his own journey to find a home. When merely a diaper-clad tot lapping up warm milk in the garden, Smudge is snatched up and carried away by a big, beady-eyed bird. Bounced from family to family, Smudge keeps striving to fit in. He finds fleeting haven with birds, dogs, rabbits, fish, and squirrels...until they fly, run hop, swim, or leap off. Alone once again, Smudge sees a brown rat with a beaming smile. It's his mother....and she brings him home at last. Filled with richly expressive, full-color illustrations, and featuring funny, unforgettable characters with plenty of valuable insights, "Favorite Stories by John A. Rowe: 3 Complete Tales" is sure to become a family favorite. SYNOPSIS : Here are three delightfully offbeat stories, now combined in one large-format volume, by award-winning author/illustrator John A. Rowe. These highly imaginative tales about the adventures of baby animals entertain children as they teach important lessons. In Baby Crow, the title character wants to sing like his talented grandfather, but learns he must find his own unique voice. Smudge, a misplaced baby rat, is taken in by several animal families before being returned to his own rat family where he finally "fits in."And Peter Piglet tells the story of a bored baby pig whose life is given an exciting boost when he finds a pair of golden shoes, but learns that life can still be exciting even after the shoes are takenaway. All are accompanied by Rowe's fantastic illustrations. Smithmark Publishers, Incorporated 0-7651-1685-5 / 9780765116857
Hardcover Very Good New York
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15.75 USD
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Smudge
Rowe, John A.
1997 900015 Smudge has many stories to tell, and this is one of them. Long ago, when Smudge was just a baby, he was spirited away from his sunny garden by a big bird who carried him back to her nest. Just as he was beginning to feel at home with the bird family, they flew away, leaving him alone. Full color. School Library Journal Gr 1-3Meet Smudge, a worn-out rat with stories to tell. They begin when the diaper-clad youngster is plucked from above by a "big bird with beady eyes." At first the birds use him as "a brush to polish their long beaks," but before long, he becomes "just like one of the family." That is until his feathered friends abruptly fly off without him. Smudge is snatched once again, this time by a dog. Initially, he is used as a "ball to toss around," but he eventually learns to bark and even wag his tail, and he feels at home. Again, the adopted family runs off suddenly without him. The rat's tale continues with a series of abductions, all ending with creatures hopping, swimming, or jumping off leaving Smudge alone and confused. Eventually, he is found by his very own mother who, with cuddles and kisses, leads him back to the safety of their nest. Following the same format as in his Peter Piglet (North-South, 1996), Rowe offsets his strikingly dark and distinctively stylish illustrations with a wide white margin while the facing text is printed in a bold, boxy print. While the rat's adventures are told with an offbeat, tongue-in-cheek humor, more sensitive readers will wonder why Smudge can only be truly loved by his biological family. Entertaining silliness with some disquieting questions beneath the surface.Alicia Eames, New York City Public Schools Kirkus Reviews Rowe (The Gingerbread Man, 1996, etc.) presents another delightfully eccentric character from his bestiary: an old storytelling rat named Smudge, who recalls his childhood abduction by a bird. Back at the nest, after a brief stint as a beak buffer, he becomes part of the family, learning to chirp and "even thought about laying an egg." But the birds fly off and he is snatched by a dog. The dogs run off-he is too slow-and his next forced domicile is a rabbit hutch. They bound off, and Smudge's hopping can't compare. So it goes with fish and squirrels: Smudge is first used by his captor, then abandoned when he can't mimic his abductor's most salient attribute. At last, glory be, he is whisked off by a brown rat with a big smile: Mom. Rowe replays the to-thine-own-self-be-true theme with a combination of drollery and piquancy, with artwork that is dauntingly emotional: Sometimes Smudge is diminutive, looking highly vulnerable and far away; at other times readers are right there in the dark-toned illustrations, holding Smudge's hand, sharing his journey toward home. Synopsis Smudge has many stories to tell, and this is one of them. Long ago, when Smudge was just a baby, he was spirited away from his sunny garden by a big bird who carried him back to her nest. Just as he was beginning to feel at home with the bird family, they flew away, leaving him alone. Full color. Annotation An old rat recalls an adventure from his younger days when he was carried off by a bird, a dog, a rabbit, and other animals, before finding his way back where he belongs with his very own family. School Library Journal Gr 1-3Meet Smudge, a worn-out rat with stories to tell. They begin when the diaper-clad youngster is plucked from above by a "big bird with beady eyes." At first the birds use him as "a brush to polish their long beaks," but before long, he becomes "just like one of the family." That is until his feathered friends abruptly fly off without him. Smudge is snatched once again, this time by a dog. Initially, he is used as a "ball to toss around," but he eventually learns to bark and even wag his tail, and he feels at home. Again, the adopted family runs off suddenly without him. The rat's tale continues with a series of abductions, all ending with creatures hopping, swimming, or jumping off leaving Smudge alone and confused. Eventually, he North-South Books 1-55858-788-8 / 9781558587885
Hardcover New Condition New York
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12.38 USD
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