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Title: The Elephant and the Bad Baby by Elfrida Vipont, Raymond Briggs ISBN: 0-698-20625-8 Publisher: Penguin USA Pub. Date: 01 October, 1986 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best ever!!
Comment: This is one of the few books I remember from childhood, and now that I am a parent I had to get it for my kids too!
Rating: 5
Summary: still love it after all these years
Comment: This book was one of the first books i ever read. I was 6 years old then, now i'm 35. I loved the elephant's "rumpita, rumpita, rumpita"ing all through the town. I have shared this book with my three children who love it just as i did. It is a bit dated now, but so are most books that are this old. Times change. I still can recite it almost word for word from my memory. This is a classic and hopefully i can share this book with my grandchildren one day.
Rating: 5
Summary: But...you never once said PLEASE!
Comment: What a fantastic book! This is one of our perennial read-aloud favourites. As a previous reviewer points out, it IS a little strange; in our house, that's what makes it stand out from the run of the mill. You never know exactly WHY the baby is called a "bad baby" even before the story begins -- but that makes it even more intriguing for kids.
And of course, the art does look dated and peculiar, and the words ("crisps," "sweet shop") are all kind of funny to my kids. Also, because we're Jewish, when I read it, I say "meat store man" instead of "pork butcher," so as not to offend my kids' kosher sensibilities! But all of these quirks just make it more fun to read and -- judging from their reactions -- all the more fun to listen to.
The story is straightforward and fun -- a baby and its kleptomaniac elephant friend go out for a romp on the town, a romp which culminates when the elephant decides that the baby is not polite enough and must be brought home for pancakes. That's the basic plot, but it is thrillingly executed in a classic style.
We have been taking this book out of the library regularly for years, and my only fear is that we and other fans of this book will eventually wear out their single copy -- leaving us without this one-of-a-kind gem!!!
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Title: Blueberries for Sal (Picture Puffins) by Robert McCloskey ISBN: 014050169X Publisher: Puffin Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1976 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown ISBN: 0061074292 Publisher: HarperFestival Pub. Date: 27 February, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Goodnight Moon Board Book by Margaret Wise Brown ISBN: 0694003611 Publisher: HarperFestival Pub. Date: 30 September, 1991 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz ISBN: 0689835604 Publisher: Little Simon Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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