- Gebundene Ausgabe: 40 Seiten
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing; Auflage: 1 (1. August 2005)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0747572933
- ISBN-13: 978-0747572930
- Vom Hersteller empfohlenes Alter: 5 - 7 Jahre
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 27,8 x 25,6 x 1,2 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 5.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (1 Kundenrezension)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 130.217 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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In John Irving's ninth novel A Widow for One Year, a creepy children's book author named Ted Cole writes a bedtime story about things that go bump in the night. That odd, gently comical tale is brought to life here with Tatjana Hauptmann's shadowy, moonlit pencil illustrations. Young Tom wakes up in the middle of the night to an unusual sound, but his two-year-old brother Tim does not. When his fathers asks what it sounded like, Tom reveals a number of silly and scary options: "like a monster with no arms and no legs," or "a dog trying to open a door," or "a ghost dropping stolen peanuts"--"a sound like someone trying not to make a sound," in fact. The illustrations--with a smattering of wordless spreads--show the pajama-clad Tom wandering alone through a big empty house as bulges in the wall and long shadows hint at unseen horrors. In the end, the father tells his boys that the sound is just a mouse in the wall. Tom is immensely relieved, but baby Tim screams because he doesn't know what a mouse is, and stays up all night to ward off the furry, mysterious thing. Not too scary, nor too comforting, Irving's picture-book debut imaginatively captures that late-night world where everything looks and sounds a little like a monster. (Preschool to age 6) --Karin Snelson
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PreSchool-Grade 2–Tom wakes up frightened after hearing a noise in the middle of the night and navigates the dark house to find his father. The boy's remarkably descriptive imagination envisions "a monster with no arms and no legs" that "slides on its fur"–and astute viewers will see occasional bulges in the walls and fluttering clothing that complement this description. When his father comes to his room, he has a simple explanation for the noise: there is a mouse in the wall. This answer soothes Tom, but disturbs his younger brother who lies awake imagining his own monster. Dark, atmospheric illustrations capture the unease a child may feel wandering around a sleeping house, as well as the shadows that transform everyday objects into scarier sights. However, the story the artwork tells seems to be a different one from that of the text, and literal-minded youngsters may not make the leap. The father is present throughout most of the narrative, but never appears in the pictures. The text itself is a bit too complex for the intended audience, and the emphasis on frightening details detracts from the comfort of the father's simple explanation. Originally published as a children's story within the author's adult novel, A Widow for One Year (Random, 1998), this offering doesn't stand on its own.–Tana Elias, Meadowridge Branch Library, Madison, WI
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1 von 2 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Format:Bibliothekseinband
I think this book is great for our little people and fun for us "old" ones!
The drawing are sweet and nice.
John Irving is a great writer, who could doubt that?
The drawing are sweet and nice.
John Irving is a great writer, who could doubt that?
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Brilliant.
23. Dezember 2004
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I don't know if Irving has any more children's books in him -- I certainly hope so. This one is an excellent first effort, and anyone familiar with his novel "A Widow for One Year" already knows the story.
My three-year-old son sees and hears ghosts and monsters everywhere. He's not afraid of them; they're just there, part of his nighttime world. This book is right up his alley, full of spooky speculations about what might be, and even when the simple explanation comes out, why, that just might be scary too. This is far more interesting to my son than if everything had just been hunky-dory A-OK. In a moment this became his favorite book.
I'm a huge Irving fan, and I'm delighted that I can now share his work with my sons before they turn 18.
My three-year-old son sees and hears ghosts and monsters everywhere. He's not afraid of them; they're just there, part of his nighttime world. This book is right up his alley, full of spooky speculations about what might be, and even when the simple explanation comes out, why, that just might be scary too. This is far more interesting to my son than if everything had just been hunky-dory A-OK. In a moment this became his favorite book.
I'm a huge Irving fan, and I'm delighted that I can now share his work with my sons before they turn 18.
12 von 12 Kunden fanden die folgende Rezension hilfreich
Interesting
14. Oktober 2004
Format:Bibliothekseinband
This is an interesting book for children who have fears of the dark and night time noises. It offers comfort in reality rather than fantasy. While acknowledging the fears of the child, this book does not try to ease them. I initially did not like the book because it left me without a "good" feeling by it's end. I felt no resolution. But this is why I like it now. It is a story that illustrates the scary reality of the unknown without trying to give the reader answers. This book is real and it has a sense of humour too.
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Unique children's book (that adults would also enjoy)
8. November 2005
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I really like John Irving's writing and have all of his books!
This one sounded really interesting and I was curious whether it would work for both adults and children. I found that this book could entertain both adults and children and was written in a way that was at a child's level, but not talking down to them. It was realistic as well as creative and a unique style of writing for a children's book.
This one sounded really interesting and I was curious whether it would work for both adults and children. I found that this book could entertain both adults and children and was written in a way that was at a child's level, but not talking down to them. It was realistic as well as creative and a unique style of writing for a children's book.
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