- Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Red Fox; New edition edition (5 Aug 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099434199
- ISBN-13: 978-0099434191
- Product Dimensions: 25.8 x 23.6 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 755,681 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Gray deftly balances emotions in this entertaining and ultimately reassuring story. . . . McQuillan lends a sense of movement to her sunny paintings with very deliberate brushstrokes, lines and dabs that create appealing textures, and make her charming animal portraits and pastoral scenes pop." --"Publishers Weekly, starred
"An easy and comforting look at a different kind of family." --"Kirkus Reviews
"This touching story will amuse readers as they, along with Twitchy, discover that being in a family is about love and acceptance." --"School Library Journal
"An easy and comforting look at a different kind of family." --"Kirkus Reviews
"This touching story will amuse readers as they, along with Twitchy, discover that being in a family is about love and acceptance." --"School Library Journal
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A humorous, touching story about adoption.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Our Twitchy is a sweet book about the value of being yourself which manages to be sensitive without being mawkish. It is a great read for any child, but has added value for families who have adopted as it tackles the issue of identity, difference and parentage in a very age-appropriate manner. There aren't many books for pre-schoolers that manage to deal with issues in a useful way while also remaining a straightforward and lovely kid's read-aloud story. The illustrations are very fine too.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A great book which explores different families, great for young children who are adopted / fostered. A good read touching on difference experienced by these children, with a reassuring ending. I would recommend this book for these reasons.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A lovely, wonderful tale!
6 April 2005
Format:Hardcover
Some of the previous reviews criticize how this book is bad at being an adoption story, but that is not this book's ONLY purpose. It has a lovely, feel-good thing about it, and a book--especially one for children who can really not comprehend--doesn't have to make sense to be fun and receive good reviews. This hearty tale is a tale one will enjoy reading several times over, for even though some say it serves no purpose as an adoption story, it is a lovely, slightly wacky story that makes everyone feel great. Sometimes something is below average until you look at it from a different point of view, and this book, by most of the negative reviewers, is misunderstood, and is delightful in every way.
Funny Chidrens Book
6 Sep 2009
Format:Hardcover
We checked this book out from the library because the cover was cute.
We were terrifically surprised as my daughter read the book to us. As we turned the page and saw that the bunny's parents were a cow (wearing a flowered hat) and a horse we laughed and laughed and laughed. It's a heartwarming story about a bunny and his nontraditional parents that is also very funny.
As a book to teach about adoption I'm sure there are better books. As a book that will make your child giggle and want to give you a hug it's a terrific book with a wonderful happy ending. The artistry in the illustrations is fantastic and the pictures are so nicely painted that we paused and looked at the pictures and the painting techniques before reading each page.
The reading level is right around the second grade level and it has some nice vocabulary. It's a good book for a young reader to enjoy reading to his or her parents with a few new vocabulary words for them to learn.
We love Twichy!
We were terrifically surprised as my daughter read the book to us. As we turned the page and saw that the bunny's parents were a cow (wearing a flowered hat) and a horse we laughed and laughed and laughed. It's a heartwarming story about a bunny and his nontraditional parents that is also very funny.
As a book to teach about adoption I'm sure there are better books. As a book that will make your child giggle and want to give you a hug it's a terrific book with a wonderful happy ending. The artistry in the illustrations is fantastic and the pictures are so nicely painted that we paused and looked at the pictures and the painting techniques before reading each page.
The reading level is right around the second grade level and it has some nice vocabulary. It's a good book for a young reader to enjoy reading to his or her parents with a few new vocabulary words for them to learn.
We love Twichy!
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Bunny Hop
15 Nov 2003
Format:Hardcover
Our Twitchy, written by Kes Gray and illustrated by Mary McQuillan, is an absolutely adorable new picture book which I cannot recommend enough. The pictures are bright and eye-catching. The story is well-paced and well-done. It explains adoption to young children in a simple and loving way.
(Be forewarned, because this review is going to give away exactly who adopts Twitchy.)
Twitchy is a cute baby rabbit whose parents tell him that he is adopted. Prior to this revelation, he thought nothing of his mother being a cow and his father being a horse. The parents explain how his "bunnymom and bunnypop" had many children (sixteen, to be exact) so they (the cow and horse) took him in and raised him in a house full of love.
Initially, Twitchy does not believe them. When he looks at his parents' reflections in the water alongside his own, he sees the similarities - like their big brown eyes - and not their differences. Confused, Twitchy runs away. The parents search high and low for the little rabbit.
Finally, they hear something making soft "moo" and "neigh" sounds. They discover their son in an unusual state. Twitchy has attempted to look more like his farmyard parents by putting mud on his white fur to make it white, using clothespins on his floppy ears to make them small and folded, and attaching a twig to his tail.
The adults clean Twitchy up and tell him that they love him just as he is. They emphasize that they ARE his parents, no matter what. Twitchy is content once more and they prepare to have their typical dinner, something all three of them enjoy: carrots!
If you are a parent or a schoolteacher, pick this up. It is a wonderful way to introduce kids to the concept of adoption. It reinforces the fact that love makes you a family. Pick up People by Petere Spier and It's Okay to Be Different by Todd Parr while you are at it.
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