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Title: Grandmother's Pigeon by Louise Erdrich ISBN: 0-7868-1204-4 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 30 May, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: a wonderful little book
Comment: Louise Erdrich is the author of the award winning novels Love Medicine and The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse , amongst others. She is an incredibly gifted novelist. Grandmother's Pigeon is her first book for children.
I haven't read a book written specifically for children in well over a decade (Harry Potter and The Narnia series would be more for young adults and are suitable for adults on different levels), but Grandmother's Pigeon is a true children's book. It is only about 30 pages, half of which are illustrations. Like any good children's book, this one is mixed with the simple and the fantastic (perhaps all the more understandable considering Erdrich's American Indian heritage). The story is simple, a grandmother goes away on a trip and bird eggs are discovered in her room. When the eggs hatch, the birds turn out to be Passenger Pigeons (a long extinct species), three males. There is some commotion about the pigeons and finally they are released into the wild by the family. The fantastic comes in from the very start when Grandmother announces she is going to travel to Greenland on the back of a turtle and it is hinted the a stuffed animal toy pigeon may have been the cause of the mysterious eggs. It is a very sweet, charming story and I would imagine any child would enjoy reading this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Bookful of Wonder
Comment: The illustrations in this book are wonderful and are a perfect compliment to this strange,comforting story of a loving family and the legacy of their magical grandmother. There are some subtle nuances that parents will pick up if they pay attention. This is a tale about ecology and love for free and wild creatures, with a bit of shamanism thrown in for good measure. There is humour here and wisdom. I love this book for the satisfying feeling of gentle wonder that I feel as I turn the last page and close the book. I recommend it to all with childish hearts.
Rating: 5
Summary: wonderful illustrations, and unusual story.
Comment: helps to show children that people in their family can be different, but you still love them.
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Title: Birchbark House, The by Louise Erdrich ISBN: 0786814543 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Range Eternal, The by Louise Erdrich ISBN: 0786802200 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country (National Geographic Directions) by Louise Erdrich ISBN: 0792257197 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 01 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Original Fire : Selected and New Poems by Louise Erdrich ISBN: 0066209862 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: The Antelope Wife : A Novel by Louise Erdrich ISBN: 0060930071 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $13.00 |
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