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A hard-working doorman loves his job at the front of a big city apartment house, where he is especially dedicated to the elderly and young residents there, until the sad day when he is no longer there to greet his friends.
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Kindergarten-Grade 4-John, an African-American doorman, plays a vital role in the lives of the inhabitants of a busy apartment building. He helps elderly Mrs. Klein into a taxi, jokes with the children in the lobby, holds packages, directs repair and delivery persons to their destinations, and even remembers young Nellie's birthday. Then one morning the tenants receive the sad news that John had a heart attack on the way home and died. "It's a shame that John had such a bad heart," says the bearer of the sad tidings. "He did not-He had a good heart," insists Nellie. The lengthy text and beautiful double-page watercolor paintings depicting such details as ornate moldings, a wood-paneled elevator, and sun-dappled, checkered tiles in a spacious foyer combine to give readers a glimpse of the daily lives of those who live in this elegant Manhattan building. It is John, seen in close-up proudly donning his cap, who seems to bring these disparate lives together. It would be interesting for readers to contrast this comfortable setting with that in Ezra Jack Keats's Apt. 3 (Aladdin, 1986).
Marianne Saccardi, Norwalk Community College, CT
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From Publishers Weekly
The highlight of this affectionate tribute to a New York City doorman is Lewin's (Peppe the Lamplighter) lifelike art. With nearly photographic clarity, his watercolors depict the comings and goings of an apartment house's residents and the daily routine of their beloved doorman, John. Setting the story in his own Upper West Side building, first-time children's author Grimm shapes a poignant portrait. Kind, conscientious John "felt responsible for everyone who lived thereAas if he were the captain of a ship." The doorman is especially fond of the elderly and very young tenants, because "they were the ones he could do the most for." Residents are shocked and saddened when John suffers a fatal heart attack, but his legacy lives on. Young readers lucky enough to know a doorman like John will appreciate the homage; non-city-dwellers may find the setting appealingly exotic. And observant kids will enjoy spotting Lewin and Grimm in cameo appearances (depicted as a painter and a tenant, respectively). Ages 4-7. (Sept.)
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- PublisherOrchard Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0531302806
- ISBN 13 9780531302804
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- IllustratorLewin Ted
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Lewin, Ted (illustrator) (illustrator). First Edition; "1" in Number Line. A lovely first printing copy signed by the illustrator, Ted Lewin, who won a Caldecott Honor in 1994. Touching story of a special man who loved his job as doorman in a New York City building. It is in fact based on the man who was doorman at the building the author lived in. Lewin visited the building itself when doing the illustrations for the book; he also worked from a photograph of the man who had worked there. A special story; don't miss it. This copy is in as new condition, both book and jacket, and is inscribed and signed on the title page. Please see photos. Signed by Illustrator(s). Seller Inventory # 81022226
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