Granite Baby
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Book Overview
Five giant sisters meet their match in one tiny baby Back when folks first discovered granite, five burly sisters ruled the mountains of New Hampshire. No problem was too big for those women. But when one sister carves a real live baby out of granite, a big problem appears that is, you might say, too small. Lil Fella wailed so much that no one north of the Kancamagus Highway could eat, sleep, or plow. "Do something " everyone demanded. But what? The five gals, who are strong enough to move mountains, are flummoxed . . . until a young backwoods girl named Nellie offers a small, simple suggestion. With its droll humor and inventive, witty pictures, this uproarious tall tale is a true original - one not to be missed.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0374327610
ISBN13:9780374327613
Release Date:April 2005
Publisher:Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
Length:36 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 9.3" x 12.3"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
5 sisters in Paul Bunyan land create a kid and then don't know how to take care of him.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The pictures in this book were pretty good. And the text was OK. They worked well together. I had a little trouble keeping the names of the five sisters straight. And the concept of a "granite baby" threw me for a loop for a bit. I expected the granite baby to be like a statue. Instead this one moved and cried a lot. There are 16 scenes in this book, almost all of which are two pages wide. The story is a Paul Bunyan type tall tale set in Paul Bunyan land (upper New England). It is about 5 giant sisters who decide to create a son out of rock. The story is about how they learn to take care of their son. I would have liked the book better if one of the sisters had given birth to the kid. And I would have liked it better if the illustrations had been done in a different style so I could have remembered the names of the sisters more easily. 4 stars!
Enjoyable for both reader and child
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I checked this out from the library and my 3 year old son LOVES this book! I have found myself pulling it out to read to my 6 month old because it is so much fun to real aloud. The language is "downhome" and I can hear my Texan drawl come out as I read about Lil Fella to my children. My three year old smiles and doesn't take his eyes off the pages. Wonderful illustrations, although Ruby is a bit odd. Folks who like this book will also like MORE, MORE, MORE by Vera B. Williams, which has the same kind of nurturing flow to it.
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