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PreS-Gr. 2. First published in Canada in 1976, Atwood's small, whimsical book has been reprinted for U.S. distribution for the first time. In her author's note, Atwood mentions that she wrote and illustrated the book during a period in which two-color printing was common, and she says that she had hand-lettered the book to save money. The production does appear dated, but that doesn't detract from the appeal. Rendered in shades of red and blue, the fanciful illustrations extend the story of two saucer-eyed boys who live in a tree. The book resembles an easy reader: short sentences composed of basic vocabulary; rhythmic, repetitive phrases to help propel new readers through the story. Spare and simple, this title offers a refreshing return to basics. Gillian Engberg
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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...little people will...become enchanted by the sounds and cadence of the words in Up in The Tree. (Globe and Mail 20060606)
...a whimsical story of two big-eyed kids who, indeed, live in a tree....for those who think Atwood can't do cute, think again. (Calgary Herald 20060401)
A delightful addition for any school, library or personal collection! Highly recommended. (Resource Links 20060606)
Spare and simple, this 30-year-old title offers a refreshing return to basics. (Booklist 20060406)
The lyrical, rhyming text will delight even the youngest children, and early readers will be able to read the book independently. Highly recommended. (Resource Links )
This could be a collectible — not just because it's Atwood. Because it still rocks....a gem of a book. (Sheree Fitch New Brunswick Telegraph )
...a whimsical story of two big-eyed kids who, indeed, live in a tree....for those who think Atwood can't do cute, think again. (Calgary Herald 20060401)
A delightful addition for any school, library or personal collection! Highly recommended. (Resource Links 20060606)
Spare and simple, this 30-year-old title offers a refreshing return to basics. (Booklist 20060406)
The lyrical, rhyming text will delight even the youngest children, and early readers will be able to read the book independently. Highly recommended. (Resource Links )
This could be a collectible — not just because it's Atwood. Because it still rocks....a gem of a book. (Sheree Fitch New Brunswick Telegraph )
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5.0 out of 5 stars
ODD LITTLE BOOK - ONE OF THE BEST - I DO LOVE THIS ONE, Jan 18 2012
By D. Blankenship - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Up in the Tree (Book + Audio CD) (Hardcover)
This is a rather simple little book but it holds enormous appeal for quite a number of people; myself included. Margaret Atwood has written several children's books in addition to this one which includes such works as "Anna's Pet" (1980), "For the Birds" (1990), "Princess Prunella and the Purple Peanut," (1995), "Rude Ramsay and the Roaring Radishes" (2003), and Bashful Bob and the Doleful Dorinda," (2004). While all are good books, the one being reviewed here is my favorite. (There may quite well be more that I am unaware of...if you know of them, please add the titles to the comment section here).This is a story of two wide-eyed little children who live in a tree with an owl. There is a ladder leading up into the tree and one day two beavers come along and reduce their wooden staircase to a bunch of chips! What will they do? "Oh moan! Oh groan! There is not telephone. Are we stuck FOREVER in this horrible tree?" Well as chance would have it, a very large masked bird comes to their rescue. The children then build a permanent ladder of boards nailed to the trunk of the tree and all is well.
This is truly a rather odd little picture book and as I said, it appeals to me greatly in a sort of quirky way. The text is simple with short sentences and workable words. It is ideal for the young beginning reader. To be hones, this book reminds me a lot of Dr. Seuss in the over all feel and tone, but is more laid-back and mellow than most Seuss books....not the "edge" or intensity you find in some of his work.
And the art work! It is interesting to note that the publisher of this work (And please note that the author was the illustrator of this book and that the text is hand lettered by same author), did not want to sink a lot of money into this project so only two colors were used and we get both pictures and text in all sorts of shades of red, blue and brownish color. The art work looks as if it came from the primitive school which makes it all the more appealing as far as I am concerned.
Kids seem to love this thing and so do I which probably says quite a bit about me as a person I suppose. My wife is constantly asking me what I want to be when I grow up...I have half a mind to tell her I want to live in a tree with an old owl.
Don Blankenship
The Ozarks
3.0 out of 5 stars
My kid loves it. I do not., Sep 10 2011
By Teddy Bird - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Up in the Tree (Book + Audio CD) (Hardcover)
The illustrations are really adorable. The beavers waddling away after eating up the ladder is so fun.The story is nonsensical, and not in a nice kid-book whimsical way. It's careless storytelling. The beavers eat up the ladder...why don't the boys just climb down the trunk? It has been established they're capable of climbing around the various branches. Once they're saved by "a friend in the tree!" (a pteradactyl-sized cardinal??), they IMMEDIATELY want to return to the tree that they've been complaining about for the past 4 pages. So they endeavor to nail planks to the trunk of the tree as an alternative to the ladder idea that went badly when the beavers came by. Every time I read this story to my 2 yr old, I am thinking "what's keeping those beavers from munching the planks just as they did the ladder? This is no solution."
I love whimsy and fantasy but I do not love having such grating illogic in any book - a kid's book or otherwise.
Having said all that, my boy asks for this book repeatedly and seems to LOVE LOVE LOVE it.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love Margaret Atwood, love this book, July 23 2010
By Liz - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Up in the Tree (Hardcover)
This is, I believe, Margarent Atwood's only children's book. She both wrote and illustrated it. It is a wonderful, creative, "different" and witty story. My boys identify with the adorable characters.
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