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Title: A Little Bit of Winter by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell ISBN: 0064437493 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 21 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: charming and touching; great illustration
Comment: A great little book, similar in style to McBratney and Jeram's "Guess How Much I Love You", or the Frog and Toad stories. The illustrations by Chris Riddell are fabulous.
Rating: 5
Summary: Friendship is stronger than Winter
Comment: Rabbit and Hedgehog are two close friends (one is put in mind of Toot & Puddle or Bert & Ernie) with one not-so-small problem: Hedgehog hibernates the winter through and Rabbit does not.
Rabbit is concerned that Hedgehog will not miss or remember him during the long winter. Hedgehog plainly states that he won't miss Rabbit because he'll be sleeping. While Rabbit says he'll miss his friend, Hedgehog is bothered by the fact that he doesn't know what winter IS-he sleeps through it!
Hedgehog asks Rabbit to "save a bit of winter for me" and writes a note on the bark of a tree to help Rabbit remember. Problems arise when winter hits and Rabbit, who usually eats pink clover and green grass is reduced to eating brown things--including bark off trees with MESSAGES written on them!
Well, fortunately, while Rabbit may be scatterbrained, he remembers what Hedgehog wanted him to save, and manages, with a bit of forest ingenuity, to save some winter for his sleeping friend.
"A Little Bit of Winter" is a testament to friendship. The precise illustrations and depth of expression make the characters feel so very REAL, to children as well as adults. One can simply FEEL Rabbit's sadness and frustration at having to eat brown stuff, dig through mountains of snow AND be lonely on top of everything else. The joy both Hedgehog and Rabbit feel when spring comes and they get to be together again is infectious and radiant.
An excellent book, highly recommended. Even if you DON'T have children to give the book to, buy it and give it to YOURSELF.
Rating: 5
Summary: A wonderful tale about the true sense of friendship
Comment: This book is a pure miracle ! I've read it in french. (Amazing ! For one time, the french translation is released before the english edition!) I bought the book as a gift for a four-years-old girl but after I read it with her I went back to the bookstore to buy my own copy. The text is simple and speaks to both heart and soul. I had never read such a good and masterful description of friendship. And what a gifted illustrator Chris Riddell is ! Last but surely not least : you don't need to be a child to appreciate the tale, I testify and I swear !
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Title: The Birthday Presents by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell ISBN: 0060282797 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Happy Hedgehog by Marcus Pfister, J. Alison James ISBN: 0735811644 Publisher: North South Books Pub. Date: March, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Animals in Winter by Henrietta Bancroft, Helen K. Davie ISBN: 0064451658 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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Title: Hopper Hunts for Spring (A North-South Paperback) by Marcus Pfister, Rosemary Lanning ISBN: 1558584161 Publisher: North South Books Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Hat by Jan Brett ISBN: 0399231013 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: September, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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