|
Mr. Gumpy's Outing
|
| Price: | CDN$ 8.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $39. Details |
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Amazon.ca
28 new or used available from CDN$ 1.29
Average customer review:
(3 )
Product Description
One sunny day Mr. Gumpy decides to take a ride in his small boat. It's a perfect idea for a lovely summer day, and soon he is joined by children, a rabbit, a cat, a pig, and a host of other friends. But when the goat kicks, the chickens flap, the dog teases the cat and the children squabble -- the boat tips into the water and everyone tumbles out. No one minds getting wet on such a nice day, though, especially since Mr. Gumpy invites everyone to his house for tea.
A colorful new design and sturdy board book format bring this beloved classic to a whole new audience of children.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #143707 in Books
- Published on: 2001-05-01
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: .61" h x 5.93" w x 6.17" l, .61 pounds
- Binding: Board book
- 34 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.com
One fine morning Mr. Gumpy decides it's a perfect day for an outing in his little boat. Apparently, plenty of others think so, too. First some children ask to join him, then a rabbit, a cat, a dog, a pig, a sheep... Soon, Mr. Gumpy's boat is precariously full, and there's nowhere for anyone else to go--but overboard! This mild mariner takes everything in stride, though, and his guests are soon bellying up to a nice tea.
John Burningham earned the Kate Greenaway Medal, an ALA Notable Children's Book award, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Mr. Gumpy's Outing, and it's no wonder. This gifted and highly original author-illustrator creates a vision of glorious summer with deeply textured, sometimes only suggested, drawings. His tentatively questioning animals are ready to step right out of the pages and quietly join the delighted reader. And the simple, repetitive dialogue will lull the listener as long as it takes the characters to reach the boat's maximum capacity. Even then, there's no big splash--just an understated, Burningham-esque "and into the water they fell." Young readers will never tire of this gentle, comforting storybook. (Ages 2 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
From Publishers Weekly
Learning can be fun, thanks to a quartet of board books. A kind fellow warns his fleet of passengers (both humans and animals) about proper boat etiquette in Mr. Gumpy's Outing by John Burningham. Charming pen-and-inks alternate with full-color illustrations to chronicle the growing chaos until the boat capsizes. Though Mr. Gumpy does not scold his cohorts, the gentle message is clear.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Ages 2-5. The wonderful drawings from a 1970 classic translate well to this new board-book version. Mr. Grumpy is planning a boat trip down the river, and children and animals want to join him. He agrees to take each guest, as long as there's no hopping, chasing, mucking, teasing, trampling, and so on. Of course, once the children, the goat, the calf, the chickens, the sheep, the pig, the dog, the cat, and the rabbit are all aboard, mayhem breaks out, and the boat tips. But Mr. Grumpy rises above his name and takes everyone home for tea, with an invitation, "Come for a ride another day." In this format, the charming, sketchy illustrations still show great detail, and the text, with its entertaining, cumulative lists of animals, is printed in easy-to-follow, large brown type to win over a new set of preschoolers. Gillian Engberg
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
