a_manning11's review against another edition
5.0
Out of all the Caldecott Award winning books this was one of my favorites. The traditional story is like a breath of fresh air, completely unpredictable, and not in line with stereotypes.
Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
Caldecott Medal Winner 1966.
Illustrated by Nonny Hogrogian.
Caldecott Medal Winner 1966.
mjfmjfmjf's review against another edition
4.0
A pleasant Scottish tale and Caldecott Award Winner about a family that would would invite people in to their house whether there was really room or not. With clever enough writing and good enough art. And with dialogue to challenge but not all that hard to figure out.
libraryrobin's review against another edition
3.0
Rhyming text based on a traditional song. Enjoyable illustrations.
letstalkaboutbooksbaybee's review against another edition
4.0
1966 Caldecott winner
4⭐️
This was a cute little Scottish folk song put to paper
4⭐️
This was a cute little Scottish folk song put to paper
libscote's review against another edition
2.0
Caldecott Medal, 1966
Another eh on the pictures and eh on the song. Not my type. I can see why it hasn't been checked out in three years.
Another eh on the pictures and eh on the song. Not my type. I can see why it hasn't been checked out in three years.
rmurdock's review against another edition
3.0
What I really enjoyed was that this was told in Scott's English vernacular. As a story it's only ok but remembering it's originally a folk song helps with perspective
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
This is a song that was orally passed down that has been put to ink and paper. At the end there is a glossary of the Irish words and the sheet music for the song. It’s a chipper little song.
It’s quite the funny little tale. A family live in a little house, a family of 12. That would be a whole lot of people. On top of that, anyone passing by, they tell them they have plenty of room so more and more people join them in a big party until the house bursts. So the townspeople rebuild the house bigger and better for them so they can fit an army in it.
The art is very interesting. The color is minimal and the drawing reminds me of the shapes used in needle point.
The niblings reactions to this were interesting. The kids both loved the party vibe going on here. More and more people. I can only imagine that the kids would never have to sleep. We actually have family friends over often as they pass through so the kids are used to visitors. When the house popped, the nephew laughed with glee and thought this was jolly good while the niece laughed and then got worried about it. How could a house do that? Could ours do that? She was happy once there was a new house. The nephew gave this 4 stars and the niece gave it 3.
It’s quite the funny little tale. A family live in a little house, a family of 12. That would be a whole lot of people. On top of that, anyone passing by, they tell them they have plenty of room so more and more people join them in a big party until the house bursts. So the townspeople rebuild the house bigger and better for them so they can fit an army in it.
The art is very interesting. The color is minimal and the drawing reminds me of the shapes used in needle point.
The niblings reactions to this were interesting. The kids both loved the party vibe going on here. More and more people. I can only imagine that the kids would never have to sleep. We actually have family friends over often as they pass through so the kids are used to visitors. When the house popped, the nephew laughed with glee and thought this was jolly good while the niece laughed and then got worried about it. How could a house do that? Could ours do that? She was happy once there was a new house. The nephew gave this 4 stars and the niece gave it 3.