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Title: The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley, Brian Alderson ISBN: 0-19-282238-1 Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 March, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.58 (12 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: What a Wonderful Underwater Fantasy
Comment: I have a copy of this book that has been in our family for several years. It says it was first published in 1915. It was one of my favorite childhood books. I lost a good friend in October. About a week before her passing, she and I brought some old books to work to show one another. I can still see her clutching The Water Babies in her arms, and saying, "I love this book! I don't want to put it down! Would you mind if I take it home and finish reading it?" It is quite possibly the last book she ever read. I am purchasing a copy for her two young children. I want them to get as much enjoyment out of the story as their dear mother did.
The pictures in my book are beautiful. They are of fairies, babies, water lilies, and such.
Rating: 5
Summary: READ the book, steer clear of the movie
Comment: Truly only for children (or adults) who are already readers with inquiring minds and imaginative, curious natures. The era, great detail and background of the book put me in mind of tales from Dickens. It makes a time-traveler of the reader. If books already transport you, this one will take you to wonderfully imaginative places. If you want today's 'politically correct' or simple easy reading, don't bother with WaterBabies. But for a window on another time and place (and a lovely bit of magic), this books's priceless.
I tend to rate children's book solely on their entertainment value and how well they capture and retain interest. This book may not be for every child or adult but if you like fairy tales, underwater adventure, and stories where striving and good eventually triumph (yes, a happy ending :-) This is just lovely.
I bought a facsimile of the first edition when I was a kid and recently bought the edition with Jesse Wilcox Smith simply for her illustrations. Children would probably enjoy the abridged (and less dense) edition better than the original but I'm sure it all depends on the child. And there are many illustrated copies by noted artists that can be bought used.
Kingsley's Water-Babies was a childhood favorite, I read it to my son when he was of an age, and look forward to reading it and discussing it with grandchildren. As a child I was a bit shocked over the blatant condescension towards the Irish probably because as an Irish-American I had never come across such attitudes before. It was an eye-opener as to the views of the era but certainly more as an occasional background aside - not enough to detract from the overall magic of the book.
Rating: 4
Summary: Amusing
Comment: Not sparkling, but cute and charming, and a good book to read aloud to the littles as long as you don't mind defining the occasional word. The one peeve I had was the annoying and persistant habit the author has of calling the the reader "My dear little man". This is especial bothersome when the person reading it is fourteen and female.
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Title: The Princess and the Goblin (Puffin Classics - The Essential Collection) by George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes ISBN: 0140367462 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 1997 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title: At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald ISBN: 0812567129 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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Title:The Water Babies ASIN: B00007GZR9 Publisher: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pub. Date: 04 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.46 |
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Title: Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling ISBN: 0812504690 Publisher: Tor Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1992 List Price(USD): $2.99 |
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Title: The Railway Children by E. Nesbit, C. E. Brock, E Nesbit ISBN: 0140366717 Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $3.99 |
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