Customer Reviews

The Relatives Came

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
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I and my family are from Virginia. This is just the way we are when we visit family in other states...we sleep on the floor, eat lots of food, everything! I am going to purchase this book to send to my niece. I hope that she remembers when her family comes from Virginia to do all the things in the book. When she misses us, she can read the story and think about us.

This is a great book for kids ages 3-9. It is a good book for young people because I think it teaches kids no matter what all ways love your family and they will love you back. I read this for English class and if I have a choice to read it again I would. It is about a family that comes from another state to visit their relatives, they get there hug for hours on end and eat dinner then go to bed. There's not enough beds for everyone so each person has a arm or leg on them but, they don't mind at all because there with family. I loved the book personally and I think kids would too. After the age 10 or so they might think the book is childish, any age 9 and under I think would love it.

This is a delightful and sweet story of a family traveling to visit relatives. The illustrations really bring the book to life. This is a great summer story for any child, but is especially fun and perfect for my 5 year old son who does better with new situations if he is able to have a sort of preview of what it is going to be like. We originally checked this book out from the library but have purchased a copy to keep. He loves to read the book and look at our photos from our family reunion trip.

This book was selected to be included on a banned book list. While taking Children's Literature at West Virginia State College I was given the opportunity from Mr. Samples to explore the possible reasons why this book was challenged. After unlimited amount of time researching this book I never found a concrete answer why. Also, I did not find who had selected the book to be on the list. I did however have my own opinion of the possible reason. One of the illustrations in the book showed two cousins sleeping together, each were of the opposite sex. This would be the only "flaw" this book would have, overall this is a great book. I would highly recommend using this book with your students in a classroom. This book celebrates the meaning of family with hugs and more hugs. Please enjoy reading and re-reading The Relatives Came.

My favorite part of the story is when they traveled and they saw strange houses and bigger mountains. This part reminds me of when I was traveling to my cousin's house. I saw a baseball field and townhouse. It was beautiful too.

My favorite part of the story in The Relatives Came is when they were hugging for hours and hours. It made me think of my granddaddy visiting me on the weekend. We all hugged him for hours. My other favorite part in the story is when they were laughing and having a good time. This makes me think of when my granddaddy gave us candy. Then we all tried to pick him up. We laughed and laughed. We had a lot of fun.

I gave The Relatives Came a five star rating because it is a good book for five and up. It is about relatives visiting other
relatives and when they got there they had a good time together.
I recommend ages five and up. If you want to find out what happens, read the book.

Those relatives just hugged for hours and hours. It takes 4 or 5 hugs to get from one room to another.They all slept on the floor. Also, the relatives, fixed all the things that were broken. They ate all the watermelons and strawberries. Then they had to leave. This is a good book for people who like trips.

Cynthia Rylant is an award winning author who writes from her heart and childhood experiences. This book is not only great reading, but the illustrations appeal to both children and the child in you. Each page is filled with a great story told through words and pictures. A must have for everyone!

We borrowed the book and audiocassette from the library. We fell in love with the story and the relatives. We had to get our own, so that we could experience summertime fun with the relatives all year long!

Dasia reports, "This is a funny story about a funny family. They are so happy to see one another. They share everything... even breathing."

This is a must read for all families!