Thy Friend, Obadiah

by Brinton Turkle

Paperback, 1969

Status

Available

Call number

JP A TUR v2 c1

Series

Obadiah

Collections

Your library, J - Children/JYFs

Publication

The Viking Press (1969), Unknown Binding

Original publication date

1969

Local notes

Quaker author; inscription: To the children of Friends House with loving wishes from Ann and John Emerson, Northampton, Massachusetts USA, Wardens 1995-1996

Other editions

Thy friend, Obadiah by Brinton Turkle (Paperback)

Description

A seagull befriends a Quaker boy, much to his embarrassment, and it is not until he has helped the bird that he can accept its friendship.

User reviews

LibraryThing member eward06

This represents a Realistic Fiction book because the story is convincingly true to life and allows children to examine their own life through the little boy in the story. They are able to empathize with the bird and the boy in the story and see how they interact. The plot works well together and

the characters are well developed.

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LibraryThing member bookwren

Beautiful story and illustrations of the friendship between a Quaker boy and a gull. The bird is more steadfast than the boy, who finally realizes how much the gull means to him when the bird leaves for a time. I love how the boy's parents take it for granted that a boy and a gull can be friends.

LibraryThing member benuathanasia

I really liked this story. It's a good tale about friendship and animals.
Obadiah's father also reminds me greatly of my own.

LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Aww.... Nice story. The colors are a bit too muted for my taste: I have this belief that historical fiction shouldn't make history seem dead and gone by illustrators fond of sepia. But otherwise the pix are engaging, and a closer look reveals how layout, composition, book design, work well

here. And, bonus, Quakers! How often do readers encounter them in stories?

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LibraryThing member wichitafriendsschool

Thy Friend Obadiah is a simple but beautiful story about a six-year-old Quaker boy on Nantucket Island who is followed around by a seagull. At first the bird annoys him, especially when his brothers and sisters tease him about his "friend." But when the bird disappears for a time, Obadiah begins to

realize how much he misses its company, and when it returns, injured, he takes car of it, and appreciates the friendship it has given him.

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