Goodby House - Hardcover

Asch

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671670549 ISBN 13: 9780671670542

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1986

Synopsis

Just before leaving with his family for the move to their new home, Little Bear says goodbye to all his favorite places in and around his old house.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreS Baby Bear and his family are moving; just as the van is about to leave, Baby Bear says that he has forgotten something and goes back inside. When his parents join him, they share memories, and things look just as they were when the house was furnished. Gradually, the memory pictures fade, and the rooms are bare again. Papa Bear carries Baby Bear into each room, and they say goodbye together. Asch's newest title doesn't measure up to his others. The bright illustrations are typical of his work, but they lack the life and humor such books as Sand Cake and Popcorn (both Parent's Magazine Pr, 1979). The sentimentalized visualization of memory isn't child-like. The message (that it's important to finalize a relationship by resolving it with a goodbye) is a good one, but here there is no joy in going on to a new houseor experience. There is no mention of where they are goingor whyand the book is disconcertingly unreassuring.Lauralyn Persson, Pawtucket Public Library, R.I.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0671670549
• ISBN 13: 9780671670542
• Binding: Hardcover