- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky; Har/Com edition (Jan 18 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1402210272
- ISBN-13: 978-1402210273
- Product Dimensions: 28.7 x 25.2 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 476 g
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#507,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #84 in Books > Entertainment > Humour > Limericks & Humourous Verse
- #85 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Limericks & Humourous Verse
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From Publishers Weekly
The heroine of this jaunty poem is no stranger to adversity: she quickly and calmly dispatches a variety of threatening figures, to the strains of Nash's vivacious comic cadences. ("She washed her hands and she straightened her hair up. / Then Isabel quietly ate the bear up.") As depicted by the ever-wacky Marshall, Isabel is rotund, bespectacled and absolutely unflappable, with a quiet grin of self-satisfaction. Her colorful wardrobe includes such incongruities as roller skates (lifted from an easily done-in witch) and Birkenstock sandals. The villains here are a hilariously horrible lot, from a toothy, neon-green witch to a hairy, one-eyed giant to a doctor whose every pore radiates untrustworthiness. Beneath its droll humor, this fine lark of a book contains a sound bit of advice for banishing terrors real and imagined: "Don't scream when the bugaboo says 'Boo!' / Just look it in the eye and say, 'Boo to you!' " Ages 4-8.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Kirkus Reviews
These familiar, hilarious verses concern an enfant so terrible that she eats up the bear that plans to eat her, gives her physician the perfect comeuppance (``She took those pills from the pill concocter /And Isabel calmly cured the doctor''), and triumphs over other ``bugaboos,'' including a bad dream. Marshall matches Nash's deft wit in his usual style: Isabel is a bit cross-eyed but comically assured, the bugaboos are fiercely funny, and there are miscellaneous delightful details to discover. (Picture book. 4-8) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.5 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Adventures of Isabel, Sep 11 2000
By Virginia Smith - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Adventures of Isabel (Paperback)
This is absolutely my favorite children's book. Every little girl should read and enjoy it. I recommend it for big girls too. It's the best!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Adventures of Isabel, Sep 12 2002
By Lisa - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Adventures of Isabel (Library Binding)
My son is 4 and loves this book! We have read it every night this week, at his request. It is a wonderful book for learning new words (cavernous, scurry). It taps into my son's sense of the absurd. The theme of a child conquering big, scary things is very age appropriate. I highly recommend this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Monster Problems? Perhaps Isabel Can Help - a review of "The Adventures of Isabel", Sep 25 2006
By Pam Tee "mom,wife,fur-mom,book-blogger" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Adventures of Isabel (Paperback)
"Isabel met an enormous bear,Isabel, Isabel didn't care;
The bear was hungry, the bear was ravenous,
The bear's big mouth was cruel and cavernous."
Thus begins Mr. Nash's poem about brave little Isabel. A girl who is not put off or frightened even when she faces fierce bears, wicked old witches, hideous giants, troublesome doctors, AND horrible dreams!
In each case, Isabel uses her imagination and conquers. For example:
The bear said, "Isabel, glad to meet you,
How do, Isabel, now I'll eat you!"
Isabel, Isabel, didn't worry,
Isabel didn't scream or scurry.
She washed her hands and she straightened her hair up,
Then Isabel quietly ate the bear up.
Four Stars. Great, not-scary artwork by James Marshall that is colorful and fun. As a read-aloud it is a little challenging, but practice draws out the proper cadence. My two kids like this book (they are boy and girl; 4 and 6); and I like that it suggests to them that they can solve their own problems, even scary ones.
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