A book about curiosity, suitable for the youngest readers.
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By Erin
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a superb story.
My son loves it. The pictures are wonderful and although the words are brief, when they are spoken in conjunction with the beautiful pictures, they really engage the child.
Even after you've read it once, and so know what a thingamabob is, it can be reread again and again. And, if your child loves animals, there's also a number of different animals for them to point at and name.
While every house has a few books that handle just one or two reading and you mentally hope your child doesn't pick them, this isn't one. I'll happily reread this one again and again.
Highly recommended!
My son loves it. The pictures are wonderful and although the words are brief, when they are spoken in conjunction with the beautiful pictures, they really engage the child.
Even after you've read it once, and so know what a thingamabob is, it can be reread again and again. And, if your child loves animals, there's also a number of different animals for them to point at and name.
While every house has a few books that handle just one or two reading and you mentally hope your child doesn't pick them, this isn't one. I'll happily reread this one again and again.
Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
What an adorable pachyderm!
22 April 2010
By J. Prather
- Published on Amazon.com
Format:Hardcover
This is another superb effort from Il Sung Na. I loved The Book of Sleep and like that book, this one is beautiful in its simplicity. This book opens with a curious elephant and an umbrella. Our cute elephant has no clue what it is; he asks his friends and they don't know, so throughout the book he tries to use this mystery object for a variety of things. "Can he hide behind it?" "Maybe not."
There's no better way to say it other than this book is just adorable. The illustrations perfectly complement the story and there is just the right amount of humour to keep the kids interested. It's a very short story and when I read it for a group of kids, they were fully hooked and were eager to find out what elephant would try to do next. I think they were all relieved when he finally stumbled on the right answer and thought it was incredibly funny that none of the animals knew what an umbrella was. A solid choice for preschool storytime.
There's no better way to say it other than this book is just adorable. The illustrations perfectly complement the story and there is just the right amount of humour to keep the kids interested. It's a very short story and when I read it for a group of kids, they were fully hooked and were eager to find out what elephant would try to do next. I think they were all relieved when he finally stumbled on the right answer and thought it was incredibly funny that none of the animals knew what an umbrella was. A solid choice for preschool storytime.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful illustration, simply and sweet story
14 Feb 2012
By izzybee
- Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase
Nice, simply story with not a ton of words about an: elephant and his thingamabob a red umbrella.... the artwork is awesome, and this book is a quick and easy read,that should hold your toodler's attention. We like it in our house.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Encourage Creativeity
3 April 2011
By Claudia Reder
- Published on Amazon.com
Amazon Verified Purchase
Il Sung Na is a writer and illustrator to watch. In this book, children laugh and enjoy the puzzle of figuring out what the thingamabob is- and what it transforms into.
Wonderful colorful illustrations accompany the text. Read this book with Not a Box, Dot, and other books that encourage creativity and divergent thinking with a little
humor. I read it with adults and older children and we all were laughing!
Wonderful colorful illustrations accompany the text. Read this book with Not a Box, Dot, and other books that encourage creativity and divergent thinking with a little
humor. I read it with adults and older children and we all were laughing!
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