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Title: Aunt Flossie's Hats (and Crab Cakes Later) by James Ransome, Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard ISBN: 0-395-72077-X Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent story
Comment: No, it's not an Arthur or Clifford the Big Red Dog book. The illustrations are more like oil paintings than cartoons. It may not grab your child's attention right away. But this is a beautiful story that should not be missed.
In an age where kids are more interested in the newest PlayStation games than their own heritage, it's refreshing to read a tale of 2 girls that visit their Great-Great Aunt Flossie every Sunday. Along with other cool things in her house, Aunt Flossie has box after box of hats, and these hats are Aunt Flossie's memories. A hat with a slightly smokey smell was what Flossie wore when she and her Mama huddled outside the great Baltimore fire, hoping her Uncle's store wouldn't burn down. One particular hat lost in the creek at a Sunday picnic was rescued by a boy. Slowly, these girls are learning Auntie Flossie's memories and experiences, stories they no doubt would pass on to future generations. After these stories, they all go out for some famous Maryland crabcakes.
It's not just the stories, but the regular Sunday visits and crabcakes that I really enjoyed. It's a ritual, something kept up even though these girls and Flossie are 3 generations apart. This story stresses the need for families to spend time together no matter how big the age gap. Reading this book to my children every night will become my newest ritual.
Rating: 5
Summary: warm and endearing
Comment: I am a mother of an 2yr old boy and a 4yr old girl. They both love this story. The audio tape is done very well and it really captures the sounds and emotions of each event Aunt Flossie's recalls. My children have there own tapeplayer and they play it over and over. My husband and I like the music in the story so we don't mind the children's constant replay.
I highly recommend this book to any one who enjoys an great story from a special aunt. I strongly recommend the book and tape for littles ones who love repettion and parents who don't.
Rating: 2
Summary: First Rate Illustrations But Tedious Story
Comment: Probably appropriate for 5-8 yrs. This story is very slow going for 4 year olds, and younger. They'll grow quickly bored, even though the illustrations are very good.
The story centers around two young girls, Sarah and Susan who go to visit their Great-great-aunt Flossie. Aunt Flossie has a large collection of hats and has a mildly amusing, but forgetable story that goes with each hat. She retells a couple of stories to the girls, and they all go out for crab cakes.
There are so many other childrens books that your children will enjoy more, that make this one worth skipping.
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Title: Night in the Country by Cynthia Rylant, Mary Szilagyi ISBN: 0689714734 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 31 March, 1991 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: When I Was Young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant, Diane Goode ISBN: 0140548750 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: My Mama Had a Dancing Heart (Orchard Paperbacks) by Libba Moore Gray, Raul Colon ISBN: 0531071421 Publisher: Orchard Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
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Title: The Relatives Came by Stephen Gammell, Cynthia Rylant ISBN: 0689717385 Publisher: Pearson Learning Pub. Date: 31 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Scarecrow by Cynthia Rylant, Lauren Stringer ISBN: 0152024808 Publisher: Voyager Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.00 |
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