Little Beauty

This is a nice story about friendship, and that no matter what size you are or what you look like, you can be friends.

This is a charming story about the friendship of a Gorilla and a very small kitten. This book to me has so many levels of learning. It incorporated emotions, feelings friendship, companionship. Browne tells a picture-book story with exquisitely detailed art that blends magic and realism.

A sign-language-speaking gorilla
befriends a kitten. It's all fun and games until the gorilla, offended by King Kong, destroys their TV.

The illustrations in this book are great, they are funny and cute. The message in this story is good and I think children would be entertained by the pictures.

Charming story of a gorilla who befriends a kitten and their unique relationship.

This is the story of a sign language speaking gorilla who befriends a cat. This is a wonderful story showcasing the importance of friendship. What is most stunning about this book, is the detail of the illustrations.

Little Beauty is about a great big gorilla who lived in a zoo and could sign to his keepers for everything that he wanted, but he didn’t have a friend. The keepers give the gorilla a kitten named Beauty. Gorilla and Beauty become best friends and do everything together. Gorilla takes good care of

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Beauty. One day they watch a movie together that makes the gorilla angry and he breaks the TV. The keepers say that they have to take Beauty away. Beauty signs to the keepers that she was the one that broke the TV.

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The pictures were exceptional, but the story was a a little simplistic. I suppose it would be fine for a very young child, but then it might need to be in board book format.

This is an adorable story about a gorilla who becomes best friends with a cute little kitty cat named Beauty. I absolutely love the story. It is a sweet tale about friendship and it also has hints of sign language and defending those you love. The gorilla learns sign language to tell his trainers

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everything that he wants including, I want a friend. This story has everything in my perspective. It is my favorite children’s book that I have read for this class so far. I love the illustrations. Beauty the little kitty is the cutest cat and the gorilla is big and loving. This book is great for children because of the artwork and also the sweet story is tells about friendship.

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A gorilla was taught how to sign by his trainers. One day, the gorilla signed that wanted a friend. The keepers give te gorilla a small kitten.

The illustrtions are gorgeous. The story uses simple language. This book would be great fo the emergent reader.

Classroom Use: This would be a fantastic

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read aloud. It could open up some wonderful disscusion.

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The story is about a gorilla who has been taught sign language. He can communicate with his keepers for anything that he wants, but he is still sad. His only wish is to have a friend. After receiving a friend the gorilla is the happiest animal ever.

This book is beautifully illustrated. It has a wonderful, engaging beginning and then takes a sudden turn and spirals downward. It almost seems as if it were written by two different people. In short, there's an adorable gorilla who is given a sweet kitten as a friend. They are best buddies-- they

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do everything together, even sit side-by-side in their respective potties together! Until suddenly, this gorilla becomes furious (turns red and scary) while watching a scene from King Kong and smashes the television. His keepers respond by threatening to take his kitten away. The kitten tells the keepers that he was the one who smashed the tv, not the gorilla. The kitten covers for his buddy by lying, and therefore gets to stay with the gorilla, The End. One word describes this books derailment: bizarre. It has few words and is clearly geared toward a younger audience. While I don't believe all books for children have to have a moral, they should at least be entertaining and fun. This story sends the wrong signals and ends abruptly and awkwardly.

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I think that Little Beauty is a wonderful book for young children. I think that the message that anyone, no matter what size can be your friend. No matter how different two animals, people, or things are that everyone can be friends and everyone can get along.

This book is beautifully illustrated. It has a wonderful, engaging beginning and then takes a sudden turn and spirals downward. It almost seems as if it were written by two different people. I would defiantly recomend this book becuase it is so beautifully illustrated.

A really sweet story somewhat based on real life about a friendship between a gorilla and a kitten. The illustrations are excellent and I think young readers can appreciate the message of how to be a good friend.

This story was inspired by Koko, the gorilla who learned American Sign Language and befriended a little cat. I really liked the illustrations in this book, but the scene with the television smashing was a little strange.

I thought this was an adorable book! It immediately made me think of Koko, the gorilla, that could do sign language and that, also, had a pet cat. This book is like a "based on true events" movie with the cute Hollywood ending. I always wished I could have Koko as a pet :-)

I was really interested in the illustrations in this story, though the story reminded me of the story of Koko. The TV breaking scene at the end wasn't quite the satisfying ending that I'd have liked, with the cat lying to cover for her friend, but I'll let that slide. This would be good for younger

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“Little Beauty” by Anthony Brown is an excellent book for many reasons. First, I liked the book because it is visually very stunning. The visual depiction of the gorilla and cat are extremely realistic while still retaining some cartoon-like qualities, which really drew me in. The pictures made

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me want to keep turning the pages and see what beautiful illustration was next. Secondly, I thought it was excellent that Anthony Brown gave his gorilla very human characteristics. By the gorilla desiring a friend and showing how well he took care of the cat, portrays to readers that all species (even sometimes scary ones, like gorillas) need love and affection and are capable of it, just like humans. Lastly, I really liked how Anthony Brown made his unlikely friends a gorilla and a cat, instead of using people. I believe that showing friendship between different ethnicities is a very powerful message sent through children’s literature, but it can be a bit overused. Brown’s new take on the age old message of “friends come in all different shapes and sizes” is a breath of fresh air through the relationship seen through Little Beauty (the cat) and the gorilla. The central message in “Little Beauty” is that everyone, even gorillas, need friends and that even the most unlikely pair of people (or animals in this case), can become friends.

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I loved this story and illustrations. The illustrator did an exceptional job with detail and emotion. I also enjoyed how he switched up the medium that he used to get a different effect. The colors he used to create the mood gave it a nice touch.

“Little Beauty” is a great story about friendship that has the main message of friends come from different places. This is conveyed through the illustrations and the character. The illustrations within this book are lovely and full of color to help conveys the feelings of the characters. For

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when the main character is angry the whole page is red to emphasize that his feelings are large and full of rage. The characters throughout the book are different in stature and believable. For the two characters allow for the reader to see that people are able to be friends regardless of what they look like. Also they are believable in the sense that they have true feeling for one another. In that they are constantly taking care of each other and standing up for one another.

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The main message of this book is that friendships can be formed between friends who come from different backgrounds and origins. Regardless of size or appearance, anyone can become friends and form a bond, which no one or nothing can take away. “Little Beauty” is a great read for young children

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because they can see through the story that people can be friends regardless of differences. The illustrations play a phenomenal role in bringing the story alive. When the gorilla gets angry, the whole page is red to emphasize that his feelings are true and full of anger. The reader can clearly see that the gorilla is extremely upset. At the end of the story when Little Beauty stands up for gorilla, the illustration is of Little Beauty, who is not so little anymore, with her arms expanded high so the reader can see that Little Beauty is standing up and taking the blame of gorillas actions. The story line of this book was entertaining and appealing to the reader because of the characters portrayed and their “real” feelings towards each other. This book leaves the reader with an awe.

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This book’s big idea is about friendship, and the positive influence that one friend can impart on another. I really like this book for two reasons. First, I like how the characters are developed throughout the book, highlighting the growth of both the gorilla and his friend Beauty, the cat. This

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is almost totally done through Browne’s illustrations, and is exemplified by Beauty, who at first appears meek. By the end of the story, though, she is not only unafraid of the gorilla after he gets mad and smashes a TV, but is confident that she can convince the zoo keepers that she broke it, in order to stay with her friend. I also like how Browne not only enhances the story, but almost carries it, through the use of his illustrations. A good example comes after the gorilla breaks the TV. The keepers announce that they will have to take Beauty away as a result. The gorilla's body language, and the expression on it’s face, says it all. This strong, powerful beast cowers on the floor, looking up at his keepers with an expression of fear and regret. He knows that he has made an extremely costly mistake. Thankfully, Beauty comes to the rescue soon after.

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This story is so adorable; I had to pick it up just because of the cover! This is a cute tale of friendship and what friends mean to one another. I would use this as a mentor text for writing about a best friend or a favorite pet that my students could not live without. The book is suitable for

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preschool through second grade.

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