The Wonderful Book

About a book that is found in the forest; first by a rabbit, then a bear, some mice, then a fox, a worm, and finally a boy. When the boy begins to read the story is about this exact story. Cute illustrations.

The Wonderful Book is about a red book that was on the forest floor. So many different animals came upon it and used it for different things such as a house, hat, table, a bed, and the worm even thought it was a flower to it, until a little boy found it. He was excited and he sat down to read the

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book which turned out to be about all the same forest animals. All the animals that came across the red book also sat down to listen to the little boy read it, and they all agreed it was a good book.

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A series of woodland animals make various uses of the strange object they find abandoned on the forest floor - a rabbit uses it as a shelter, a bear decides it is a hat, a little fox thinks it is a bed, and a worm attempts to make it a meal - until finally, a little boy happens by and, perceiving

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that it is a book, begins to read the story. Slowly, the various creatures are won over, gathering around to hear a tale that sounds suspiciously like their own...

Although I have read a number of picture-book illustrated by Leonid Gore, from Alma Flor Ada's The Malachite Palace to Marianna Mayer's The Boy Who Ran With The Gazelles, I don't think I've ever picked up one of his own stories before. I'm glad that I now finally have, as I found The Wonderful Book to be a sweet and engaging little tale - it may well be that I am folklore-obsessed, but I was reminded a bit of the famous Ukrainian story of The Mitten - and (as always) appreciated the artwork. Recommended to young readers who enjoy animal stories, and to Leonid Gore fans.

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You know, this book is a lot of fun. I really don't know what else to say about it other than that's a good book to read toward the start of a school year as an introduction to how to handle a book correctly. It was silly, got a couple of laughs, and served its purpose well. I'll probably use it

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again next year. It was fun.

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The Wonderful Book, shows how books can bring people together. A bear, a fox, a few mice, and a worm all stumbled upon this very book to find out they have many different uses for it. When a young boy finds the book and begins to read all the curious animals gather around to listen how wonderful

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this book really is. This book brings a few friends together and can show students how enjoyable reading can be.

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Gore shows how a an item can bring people, or animals, together. In The Wonderful Book, a little rabbit, a grumpy bear, a hungry family of mice, a tired fox, a little pink worm and a curious boy all come a cross a red book. Each one looks at it differently; They see a house, a hat, a table, a bed,

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a tasty-looking flower, and finally a book. As the boy reads the book, the animals come from out of the forest to listen to the boy read. The red book turns out to be about all of them.

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A cute story of animals attempting to find uses for a found book, until a child shows them by reading it aloud. I would use it to highlight features of print and to discuss appropriate use of classroom tools.