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Arm in Arm: A Collection of Connections, Endless Tales, Reiterations, and Other Echolalia

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As a child some 30 years ago I used to borrow this book from the library again and again. In my late teens I thought it would be a kick to look up that most favorite childhood book, only to find it available no more. But now I can buy it! I still remember so many of those goofy, beautifully illustrated mind twisters, but I'm really going to love seeing the ones that time has long hidden from my memory.

This book is a nostalgic treasure that has definitely stood the test of time, I've no doubt it continues to enthrall young people today. And I'm very pleased for Remy Charlip, in finding in these reviews that SO MANY of us remember this book from 20-30 years ago, went out of our way to track it down, and continue to share this book with future generations!

This was my favorite book as a child. When the library sold the copy I used to read, I was lucky enough to purchase it. It's a delightful combination of illustration and poetry, with the text being part of the artwork.

25 years ago I used to read this book over & over & over to my baby sister. After I had kids of my own we used to talk about how much we loved this book. She has searched for it over the years even though we could only remember clever bits from it. A little while ago she found it! I'm ordering a copy for myself and both my grandchildren. She is the best Aunt in the Universe! Thanks

About 25 years ago, I had a copy of this book. I remember reading and re-reading it for hours on end, mesmerized by the drawings and the round-and-round stories. I remember all the stories and poems being short enough that I could read them in a minute or two, but could ponder them for days. It was a fantastic experience for me at seven years old, and I can honestly say this was the most memorable book I ever owned. I still remember the pictures and writings in "Arm In Arm" like yesterday even though I have forgotten about some of the books I still have.

I lost my copy 25 years ago, and at least once a week since then, the "dark and stormy night" story will pop into my head with the image of the ships going round and round in a circle, getting smaller and smaller as the story kept going round and round without end. I remember thinking that if I just had a magnifying glass strong enough, I could keep reading the story forever!! It was that kind of wonder that made this book so memorable and treasured.

I have kept telling myself that I was going to research the book and find it and get a copy, but never took the time. No disrespect to Mr. Charlip, but over the years I had forgotten the title and author, so I thought my chances of finding it were slim. Finally, today, I spend about 15 minutes on the Internet and found it. I am looking forward to getting my new copy and reading it with my three children (7, 5 and 2 years old). I can't wait to share this magnificent work of literary art with them. It is truly timeless. Thank you, Remy.

oh wow does this book bring back such MEMORIES! :) this is still one of my favorite books...just all the oddities about it...it's great! it makes you think! if you haven't read it yet, YOU HAVE TO!

My introduction to this book was at an age when I had first begun to read. While I did read and enjoy the rhymes and word play, my imagination was captured by the images. The way they seemed to parrallel my simple understanding of the world around reinforced something that stayed with me for years. It must have been the begining of wonder at that time and this book, more than any other, gave me a point of depature for that adventure of mind and senses. As I grew older I treasured this book and kept it with me as I moved off to college. It was so precious to me that I gave it to the first great love of my life. She is gone and no longer has a place in my life, but Arm in Arm does. It represents a time when all was new and the world was as wonder filled as I allowed it to be. I greatly appreciate Remy creating this book and hope he gained as much from that process as I did from reading it. Needless to say, it will be the first book I read to my children and I hope that they read to themselves.

Shhh. Don't tell, but when my sister permanently nabbed this book from our childhood bookshelf, I took one out of the library and never returned it, just because I had to have my very own copy. Isn't that awful!?! OK, so now it's reprinted and I buy about ten of them. One for each sister and all my best friends and every child I know that has a right to enter the words and images of this wild thing -- Remi Charlip. This is a book to lose yourself in, regardless of age. LOVE IT!

My family was lucky enough to come across this book a bit over 30 years ago. The book disappeared long ago. It impressed all four of us kids so much as we grew up. I still quote out of it to my 13-year-old son (who has a dry wit and an unusual drawing style) - He loves what I share with him. Can't wait to actually show him the book!

When this book was recently re-published, I was thrilled to find one of my best childhood companions. Remi Charlip is a ray of sunlight, full of rainbows and beautiful imagination. There were things written in this book that my little brother and I were still saying 20 years later. The illustrations, which are colorful and sweet is a child's dream... and an adult's! I found that as a child of the 60's this book was a classic, quick witted and endlessly amusing. A book with no beginning or end, it's one of those hang out books that you can just sit and take in. Very much on the vein of Dr. Seuss books, but more elaborate and peaceful and pretty. Remi has the heart of a child and his books speak to all. Truly memorable and fun to read to kids, afterall, you are only as young as you feel! This book is a portal back to the innocence and sheer essence of imagination, truly a great book. Absolutely tremendous, not to be missed by child or adult. I thank Remi Charlip for helping me keep the child within alive. Amazing, amazing, amazing... My mum did a great job picking out books for us, thank you! And it is a steal at the price, the book is published beautifully, nice paper, colorful illustrations, a real keeper.

Sublime, inspirational, fun, funny, and ultimately, true.

That's what I now think of "Arm in Arm," the book that my grandparents gave me some 25 years ago. When I was young, I had no idea how much it meant to me - just that it was a cool book that I would read over and over. I loved the drawings; the fun rhymes; the inventiveness it carries.

Re-reading it as an adult, though, gave me a deeper appreciation of the themes. It has the social parodies found in between the lines of Lewis Carrol, the wit and humour of Wilde, the surrealist vision of Dali, and even more!

It remains, to this day, one of my favourite books to reread. (Thank you, Remy Charlip!)