Not in the House, Newton!

by Judith Heide Gilliland

Other authorsElizabeth Sayles (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1995

Status

Available

Local notes

E Gil

Barcode

2210

Publication

Clarion Books (1995), Edition: First Edition, 32 pages. (April 2018). $15.95.

Description

Everything Newton draws with his magic red crayon becomes real, and heeding his mother's admonition he flies the airplane he draws right out the window.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

32 p.; 9 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member ermilligan
Everything that Newton draws with his red crayon turns real, he finds that his crayon is magic! For instance, he draws a race car, boots, and finally an airplane which he flies out of the house! This would be a fun story to tell your class and it would also get them to look outside the box.
LibraryThing member Whisper1
I am enjoying my 2022 quest to read most, if not all of my large accumulation of illustrated books. Primarily, I love the creative art found in these story books. This book in particular, brought laughter at the sheer creativity.

Newtown found a magical red crayon on the sidewalk. It felt warm when
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he placed it in his pocket. His mother gave him a large box of blank sheets of paper. He soon discovered that everything he drew flew off the page and became the reality of what he drew. A red shiny ball bounced off the page, and he caught it every time it hit the wall. "Not In the House Newton!" was what his mother said every time his creations became a reality.

A bright red race car, fire engine, a shiny pair of boots with a side zipper all became objects of play. And, when playing with each creation, the same words were heard loudly from his mother --"Not In the House Newton!"

Asking for a roll of tape, he carefully pieced together each drawing. On the back, he drew his most perfect creation of a bright red airplane with perfect wings . When he finished, the object once again became real. The door opened and Newton flew out the window. He called to his mother not to worry, he would not be navigating the plane in the house. Away he flew, with the bright red, warm crayon in his pocket.
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Pages

32

Rating

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