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Oh what a pity, what a pity pity pity With this refrain, the old woman in the vinegar bottle complains until she gets a cottage ... then a row house ... then a mansion ... How far will she move up before she's satisfied? Storyteller and children's librarian Margaret Read MacDonald pairs a whiny old woman with a no-nonsense fairy in a comical tale of ever-expanding greed and its natural result. Nancy Dunaway Fowlkes's expansive India ink and watercolor...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0874834155
ISBN13:9780874834154
Release Date:December 2005
Publisher:August House Publishers
Length:32 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 8.5" x 11.3"
Age Range:4 to 8 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 3
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
great story and pix
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I love this book - the story is wonderful for many ages and the illustrations are wonderful!
Wonderful lesson
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is one of my favorite books. As a pre-kindergarten teacher, I read this and the children loved it. They would repeat the lines, "And she didn't even say thank you", and when one of them was whining, the question "Do you live in a vinegar bottle?" caused the whining to instantly cease. I have even found myself using the phrase to describe other adults who are never happy! Highly recommended.
A good book to read every night
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
My 7 yr. old daughter loves this book. It's a funny book about an old lady who is never satisfied with her house even though the fairy keeps granting her wishes for bigger and better houses. The morale is a good one--happiness comes from within, not from your possessions. My daughter soon memorized the verses that repeat throughout the book and recites them each time we read the book. The pictures are beautiful, detailed, and full of bright colors.
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