Why Mole Shouted and Other Stories - Hardcover

Segal, Lore

 
9780374384173: Why Mole Shouted and Other Stories
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0374384177 ISBN 13: 9780374384173
Verlag: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2004

Inhaltsangabe


What's a Mole to do?

Once there was a Mole who lived with his Grandmother Mole in a hole in the forest, and most of the time they get on well enough . . .

But see what happens when Mole loses his glasses, doesn't zip his jacket, shouts, and keeps asking why. What is a Grandmother Mole to do except love him and kiss him on his nose?

Four winning stories combined with Sergio Ruzzier's simple, hilarious illustrations convey the tender bond between a grandmother and her grandson.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor


Lore Segal is the author of numerous books for young readers, including Morris the Artist. She lives in New York City.

Sergio Ruzzier's illustrations regularly appear in The New Yorker, among other publications. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Rezensionen

PreS. In four funny, tender stories, Mole and Grandmother argue and fuss and care for one another. When Mole can't find his glasses, she discovers that he is sitting on them and bends them back into shape--then it happens again. Grandmother grouses when Mole goes out to play in the snow, but when she gets a cold, he brings her a nice, thick, hot cup of soup in bed. Mole yells and yells and won't stop, until both he and Grandmother realize that he means "Notice me!" In the final story, Mole follows everything Grandmother says with the question "Why?" The warm and immediate scenarios are perfect for the lap-sit crowd, who will also like Ruzzier's small, softly shaded line-and-watercolor pictures. Reminiscent of Arnold Lobel's Frog and Toad, the characters and situations here are both animal-like and cozily domestic. Best of all is the conversation. The answer to "Why?" is, of course, "Because." Hazel Rochman
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Kindergarten-Grade 2-Four brief vignettes introduce two appealing characters. In the first, Mole, who never puts anything back where it belongs, keeps losing his glasses. Each time, Grandmother patiently finds them and bends them back into shape. The second story describes how Grandmother makes Mole zip his jacket so that he doesn't catch cold, but she is the one who ends up sick in bed. In the title tale, Mole walks around shouting at the top of his lungs. Grandmother attempts to pinpoint the problem but he isn't tired, hungry, thirsty, or sleepy. She eventually lands on the reason-he just wants to be noticed. The last episode shows Grandmother's creative answers to Mole's repeated question, "Why?" The stories consistently express the love Mole's grandmother feels for him as well as his budding independence balanced by his need for her affection. Throughout, Segal captures the caprice and occasionally challenging nature of young children. The cartoon illustrations have a dreamy, almost surreal quality. The earth-tone palette echoes the characters' underground world. Due to the book's format and the length of the text, this offering is better suited for one-on-one sharing than reading aloud to a group.-Linda M. Kenton, San Rafael Public Library, CA
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Verlag
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Erscheinungsdatum
2004
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0374384177
ISBN 13 
9780374384173
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Zeichner
Ruzzier Sergio
Anzahl der Seiten
40
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