- Paperback: 64 pages
- Publisher: HarperTrophy (1 Jan 1900)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0064440346
- ISBN-13: 978-0064440349
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 126,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What seems at first to be the winter of Owl's discontent proves in the end, like all true melancholy, to have its sweet and ultimately contenting facets. Alone throughout, Owl invites "poor old winter" to come in and sit by the fire, but the "guest" behaves so wildly that Owl has to shut it out. Another night he makes tear-water tea by thinking of sad things (all subtly echoing his own loneliness); elsewhere he is driven to run madly upstairs and down in order to occupy both parts of his house at once, and in the end the moon accompanies him home from the other-wise unpopulated seashore. "'What a good round friend you are! said Owl. . . (and he) did not feel sad at all." Nor will readers, for to add to the solo cast would clearly shatter the poignant perfection of Owl alone. (Kirkus Reviews)
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In 1957, Harper published its first I Can Read title, Little Bear, written by Else Holmelund Minarik and illustrated by Maurice Sendak. Large type, simple vocabulary, chapter-like divisions, and decorative pictures made Little Bear perfect for emerging readers
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I had this book read to me as a child and I think I remember finding it quite eerie and compelling at the same time. The pictures as well as the stories have a very sad edge to them, but for some reason they are emminently readable and quite enjoyable. I have read them to my class of Year 2 children and they also enjoyed the strange stories and provoked some insteresting discussions about being lonely and about being sad.
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Any fans of Arnold Lobel's inimitable Frog and Toad stories are sure to love these stories about Owl. Lobel's quirkily original ideas are written in a simple but captivating style, perfectly illustrated with his beautiful drawings. As well as Owl at Home and his Frog and Toad stories, I would also highly recommend Lobel's Mouse Tales and Mouse Soup. I wish I'd had these books when I was learning to read!
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not any where near as enjoyable as frog and toad but never the less good!!
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