Tikki Tikki Tembo, - Softcover

Mosel, Arlene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590187619 ISBN 13: 9780590187619

Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1968

Synopsis

Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo!

Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return, generation after generation, to learn about the danger of having such an honorable name as Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo.

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Review

If you haven't already read Tikki Tikki Tembo, you've probably heard at least someone recite the deliriously long name of its protagonist: Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo, by now a famous refrain in most nursery schools. In this beautiful edition--complete with line and wash illustrations by artist Blair Lent--Arlene Mosel retells an old Chinese folktale about how the people of China came to give their children short names after traditionally giving their "first and honored" sons grand, long names. Tikki tikki tembo (which means "the most wonderful thing in the whole wide world") and his brother Chang (which means "little or nothing") get into trouble with a well, are saved by the Old Man with the Ladder, and change history while they're at it. Tikki Tikki Tembo is a perfect book to read aloud, but don't be surprised if you find yourself joining the ranks of its chanting followers. (Picture book)

About the Author

The late Arlene Mosel first heard the story of TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO as a child. In 1968, its retelling became her first book for children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Holt, Rinehart and Winston
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0590187619
• ISBN 13: 9780590187619
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1