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And he dropped the can (no one knows why) right over Mr. Plumbean's house. Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I first read this book as a young child.
I reciently had my hair don in a "funky" new style and thought imediatly of the "Big orange splot" I couldn't remember much about the story except "The Splot". A friend ordered the book for me and I read it only to have my love of this story come flooding back to me. I felt like a kid again. Now with much more apreciation of the message within.
I am now passing this story to my children 6, 4, and 1, and hopefully for many more generations to enjoy and value the story and become strong young people with a true sence of their own identity...
I LOVE THIS BOOK!
I reciently had my hair don in a "funky" new style and thought imediatly of the "Big orange splot" I couldn't remember much about the story except "The Splot". A friend ordered the book for me and I read it only to have my love of this story come flooding back to me. I felt like a kid again. Now with much more apreciation of the message within.
I am now passing this story to my children 6, 4, and 1, and hopefully for many more generations to enjoy and value the story and become strong young people with a true sence of their own identity...
I LOVE THIS BOOK!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has been the basis for my life: "Everything I do is me and I am it, it's what I like to be, and I live like all my dreams." This book creates individuals.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As a teacher of primary grade children, I have used this book time and again as the basis for an art lesson. We focus on the lines, " My house is me and I am it. My house is where I like to be and it looks like all my dreams." The children create their own dream houses, first by sketching on 12 x 18 paper, and then by painting ( tempera ). We add details after the paint has dried, using an ordinary narrow tip permanent marker. The results are always striking! I have had everything from spaceships to houses shaped like pigs. In addition to creating their own dream house, the children dictate to me why their house is their dream house. In other words, they tell me why "My house is me and I am it. My house is where I like to be and it looks like all my dreams." We display their words with their art work in the classroom gallery. The parents love it!
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best read aloud children's story ever,
This book is not only a wonderfully imaginative story about maintaining your own individuality in a conformist world, but also brilliantly illustrated, so that for non-reading... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Susan
The Big Orange Splot is my favorite children's book!
The Big Orange Splot is, according to me, the best children's book I have ever read. It shows children (as well as adults) that being yourself is the right thing to be. Read more
Published on 18 Jan 1999
This Book Made Me Who I Am Today!
I was first read The Big Orange Splot in elementary school by the school librarian (who just happened to be my mom!), and this book has served as an inspiration to me ever since. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 1998
Simply Amazing.
Don't let your kid grow up without this book.
Published on 27 Aug 1998
This book shaped my life
I read this book when I was seven or eight years old. I remembered it for a long time afterward. It taught me that it's okay to savor what you like, because even those who... Read more
Published on 7 Jun 1998
The Big Orange Splot is not just for kids...
We gave our dog-eared copy to an aging flower child who was being forced to remove her murals from her house boat to prevent eviction from the marina. She wept. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 1998
The Big Orange Splot encourages originality.
Our copy of The Big Orange Splot is dog-eared from reading. Mr. Plumbean, whose house is splotted upon by a paint-wielding seagull, expands himself by creating the home of his... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 1997
Plumbean's Splot turns a 'neat street' into a 'NEAT STREET!'
Let your dreams become your reality! Make waves! Be who you are, not who everyone thinks you are! Share your dreams and bring joy and a sense of freedom to all who come in... Read more
Published on 8 Oct 1997
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