Silly & Sillier: Read Aloud Tales from Around the World
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| Rating | : | 4.25 (780 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375806091 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-23 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Former Soviet artist Valeri Gorbachev (One Rainy Day) brings back his playfully illustrated animal pals for another romp, this time with storyteller Judy Sierra, who has collected 20 boisterous read-along tales from around the world. A doctor of folklore (both literally and metaphorically), Sierra did a fine job assembling this motley crew of talking animals, magical monsters, and even a talking pancake: Bahaman witch Koolimasunder W. Diamondpaw loses her treasure to a little girl; a fire and a wave both get speaking lines in the Bangladeshi story "Toontoony Bird"; and a pumpkin sings for a djinni (well, sort of) in Iran's "The Singing Pumpkin." Throughout, Gorbachev provides gleeful backup, easily switching gears from dancing Japanese mice to the Brazilian wedding of Miss Lizard and Jabuti the Tortoise. (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes. (And who knew a talking pancake could have such
This big, beautiful book offers 20 favorite tales from around the world that will tickle the funnybone of young listeners. While most of the tales are totally new to Americans and come from countries as far flung as Iran and Italy, the Bahamas and Borneo, children will be delighted to discover some tales with themes similar to their favorites, such as “Rumpelstiltskin” and “The Three Little Pigs.” The brief, lickety-split retellings beg to be read aloud and the nearly 90 lively, colorful illustrations invite children to look at the book again and again.
A BOOK YOu AND YOUR CHILDREN WILL LONG REMEMBER TWENTY great stories similiar toour own childhood read alouds but with a different twist and sillywords to repeat together guaranteedto make every one laugh and get so silly you will be giggling andend up sillier. Beautifullycolored illustrations add to thepleasure of these short stories tobe enjoyed by adults as well.abook you will want to read over andagain. Children's books are expensive but this one is worth it.. Love it Amazon Customer All stories are short and sweet and funny and with great morals. We also love the illustrations. Perfect for night time as the stories are all kinda short.. "A great book" according to Barb. My 6 year old loves this book. We have read it through several times and he still asks to hear some of his favorite stories from the book again. This is exactly what we look for in a read-aloud book.