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After a bulletin board fell on him and decreased his thickness to one-half an inch, Stanley's life changed in peculiar ways. His younger, well-rounded brother was jealous of flat Stanley, who could fit under closed doors, slip down sidewalk grates, be carried bundle-form, or flown as a kite, - and who was finally proclaimed a "flat here" for being instrumental in uncovering a pair of thieves. The listening group will enjoy Stanley's bizarre perspective on the world - an outlook which is made more comical by Tomi Ungerer's illustrations which are perfect in mood, but imperfect in a few cases where text and illustrations were not coordinated (e.g. a hat is described as straw with blue band and pictured as pink with red) - confusing factors for the sharp-eyed. (Kirkus Reviews)
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Flat Stanley Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find a notice-board has dropped on him in the night, leaving him happy and healthy, but only half an inch thick. It's a little unusual, but he finds he can fly like a kite, be sent on holiday through the post and can use his special new skills to catch some art thieves. Still, he's glad when his brother Arthur thinks to use the bicycle pump to inflate him back to his normal shape.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Thank you for selling Flat Stanley. It is a really great book. We are a class of Year 3 and 4 pupils from Johnstown Junior School, Wrexham and we all liked it.
Stanley is flat because he got squashed by a bulletin board. He has a brother called Arthur who says 'Hey' a lot, and who is jealous of Stanley. Stanley goes on lots of really exciting adventures, he even becomes a hero! If you read it you will go on an adventure too.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I recommend this book to any 6/7 year old who is struggling with reading. Having bought virtually every book suitiable for his age, this was the first book my dyslexic 7 year old boy was happy/keen to read. I read a page, he read a page, without his usual reluctance. Storyline of child squashed by a notice board and then sent to America in an envelope (so his parents could save on the airfare) captured his imagination and he wanted to see what happened.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this as a child, and loved it then. Now, as an adult, when I read it I recognise all the little touches the author included to keep both audiences happy. The humour is quite dry, even dead pan, the turn of phrase restrained, but the resulting story of Stanley, flattened by his fallen bulletin board and forced to approach life in a new way, is one of the funniest children's books I've ever read.
I'm not sure why the publishers have dropped the original Tomi Ungerer illustrations - I thought they were great, and beware the disappointing abridged version which misses out some of the best bits - but this edition of Flat Stanley still deserves top marks.
I'm not sure why the publishers have dropped the original Tomi Ungerer illustrations - I thought they were great, and beware the disappointing abridged version which misses out some of the best bits - but this edition of Flat Stanley still deserves top marks.
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Bluebell Class Flat Stanley Review
Flat Stanley is about a boy, called Stanley, who got squashed by a board whilst he was asleep in his bed. He was squashed flat like a pancake! Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bluebell Class
Flat Stanley
This book is perfect for ages 5to8years old, the children at school loved the story they asked lots of questions We also drew a big picture of Flat Stanley which they coloured in
Published 15 months ago by ann
Wonderful
My 7 year old daughter says: I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it. I like this book very much. Every time I go on holiday, I take it with me to read again.
Published 15 months ago by Mia
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All was as Amazon (& Royal Mail) usually achieve. I received what I ordered at the price I expected to pay; no delivery costs are a good incentive to buy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Hadw2
Flat Stanley
Young children are willing to read if suitable material is presented to them. This book is about a boy with a particularly amusing problem - he is flat. Read more
Published 17 months ago by RobtG
the brilliant flat stanley
I love the story "Flat Stanley". My favourite part is when Arthur flies Stanley as a kite. Arthur, Stanley's brother, was jealous because Stanley was flat and could do so many... Read more
Published 21 months ago
Great fun!
The first in the Stanley Lambchop series has him turned flat when squashed by a bulletin board! This leads to several hilarious adventures, the best in my son's opinion when he is... Read more
Published 22 months ago by S Riaz
A flat review!
I really like this book, because Stanley is funny. He turns flat and ends up being posted in an envelope! Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. S. P. Lockyer
Flat
Bought this book for my daughter, she has made a flat stanley and he has been to America and back lol.
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by MAGGIE DARBOE
Primary Six Class Review of Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown
We all enjoyed reading Flat Stanley. It has some amazing illustrations and a funny story line that engaged us all. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2009
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