Each animal finds a different, creative way to use it. The story follows a big brown bear, a rabbit, a worm, a fox, and a young boy. This is a wonderful book about...a wonderful book. He wonders what the book is about, then begins to read its stories aloud to the animals. ‘It’s a book! An imaginative and original tale with all the elements of the best and most enduring children's book classics! Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Grades. Leonid Gore is an award winning artist, illustrator and author. It was originally illustrated by W. W. Denslow, and published at the turn of the 20th century in the year 1900.It is also widely considered to be one of the very first official American fairytales or fables. He reads to the gathered animals a story about, well, a curious little boy who finds a book. This gathers all of the previous users of the book and unites them in liste. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. The story is fun and shows various forest creatures using a book in different ways until a boy comes along and reads the story to them. Please try again. A great gift for any occasion, but a special stand-out for baby showers, birthdays, and graduation. Please try your request again later. Rabbit sees the book as a house; bear sees the book as a hat. Everyone sees things a little bit differently. Rabbit makes the something wonderful a cozy home and wriggles right in. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2018. Though none of the animals know what they've found in the woods, they all find a use for it until a little boy picks it up. Wonderful Books — 120 pages — print — art book. Gore's watercolor and ink illustrations are simple but subtle and will have broad appeal. ‘It’s a book! It is a silly little children's book about animals using a book for everything but what it was intended to be used for. Chicago, April, 1900. When the little boy finds the book towards the end of the story, he sits and reads the story to all the animals who thought this wonderful red book was something else. After the book being used in various ways in which they believe it is for, a young boy stumbles across the book and begins to read what it has to say. Since 1990, he has been living in the United States, where his enormous talent has been recognized throughout the publishing world. After the book being used in various ways in which they believe it is for, a young boy stumbles across the book and begins to read what it has to say. The Wonderful Book is light and silly. Finally, a young boy comes along and finds the book and sits down to read it. Angeline Boulley set out over a decade ago to write the story she wanted to read as a young Ojibwe teenager. Very cute story for children about 2-5. Synopsis With pop-ups and moving parts, this novelty book explains the mysteries of oceans, continents, mountains, rivers, countries and their inhabitants. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (/ ɒ z /) is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in May 1900. Teachers and students will love this book, not only because of the illustrations or the story but because the students can give their thoughts on what they believe the animals will do with the red book. And it keeps kids interested! Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Naming and looking at the different creatures that use the book for their needs followed by a boy who picks it up and reads the story to all the creatures. The illustrations are playful but gentle, and are appealing to a toddler and young preschool crowd. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Critics have praised his work as "visually stunnin. I smiled through the whole book and was surprised by the ending! Posted by It's A Wonderful Book May 10, 2020 May 10, 2020 Posted in Uncategorized Tags: African American, African American history, Black, historical fiction, kentucky, kentucky Blues, packhorse library, Women 2 Comments on The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson and The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes We work hard to protect your security and privacy. “Under the title of Magnalia Dei, the wonderful works of God, I wish to give a simple explanation of the Christian faith in a book of modest scope, as confessed by the Reformed churches…” – Herman Bavinck, from his Foreword | 110 years after its original publication, The Wonderful Works of God remains one of the finest single-volume systematic theologies ever written. With beautiful, and sometimes humorous, illustrations, and a clever gatefold with kids in costumes, this is a book grown-ups will love reading over and over to kids–both young and old. Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2011. Several forest animals find and lose a book. Total Pages. Some mice decide it will make a perfect table and a fox turns it into a bed. We discovered this book this summer at our local library and my Grandaughter loved it so much I just had to find it and buy it for her. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. This one would be especially great for slightly older preschoolers who will undoubtedly find it funny that animals don't know what books are for. [Leonid Gore] -- When various forest animals discover a mysterious object in the woods, they each use it for a different purpose, until a boy … This book is dedicated to my good friend and comrade My Wife L. F. B. Brief content visible, double tap to read full content. Perhaps it was just the hormones, but I venture to say that she truly appreciated the beauty and sincerity of this wonderful book. Gore’s artwork and writing bode well for group storytelling, especially for preschoolers, who will feel so much smarter than the cast of characters. One by one, the forest animals find a strange object in the forest – a book. It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 live-action film. Teaching Duration. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift to the ones you love for any occasion. The Wonderful World of Insectoids is a book in The Witcher. I read the Spanish version, El Libro Fantástico, in my continuing adventure to learn Spanish as an adult. The wonderful book. This is such a great book for young readers and those who can't yet read. Refresh and try again. A Very special book ! The animals gather round to listen, and the story turns out to be about a rabbit, a bear, some mice, etc. Since I can remember my childhood self using books for doll houses and Barbie rafts, I can certainly relate to the forest creatures curiosity and ingenuity, though of course my favorite, A very sweet, fun and imaginative book about the many uses animals in the woods think a book is for--is it a hat for a bear?