Tinka - Hardcover

Dohaney, Rainy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0689837259 ISBN 13: 9780689837258

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's, 2003

Synopsis

Tinka is a very tiny sheep, and the other sheep tease her. But during an adventure with Sooty the crow, she discovers that it's OK to be different. What's is like to be so small you can fit under a door? Tinka is a tiny little sheep - she is only the size of a cupcake - and the other sheep in the barn tease and make fun of her. But Tinka is small enough to ride on the back of a bird, is small enough to have amazing adventures that the other sheep can only dream about. With her friend, Sooty the crow, Tinka sets off on an amazing journey of discovery and on her return realises that it's ok to be different.

About this title

About the Author

Rainy Dohaney's work has appeared frequently in the New York Times and other publications under another name. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and a hermit crab named Luca.

From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 1. Tinka is the smallest sheep anyone has ever seen--the size of a cupcake, to be precise. Needless to say, her diminutive size presents some distinct disadvantages: she produces only enough wool for a hamster sweater, she could easily be squished by the other sheep, and she isn't even tall enough to see the large purple spider that appears on a distant hilltop each spring. Tinka's forlorn tale turns, however, after her friend Sooty the crow flies her to see the purple spider up close. As it turns out, the spider is actually an oddly shaped patch of thousands of tiny purple flowers. Tiny Tinka triumphantly returns to the farm with her important news, and she realizes for the first time that not just being one of the sheep has its advantages. Readers could spend hours discovering the many comical details in Dohaney's soft-edged, watercolor and colored pencil illustrations, reminiscent of Peter Sis's work, that give cuddly warmth to a familiar message. Karin Snelson
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Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0689837259
• ISBN 13: 9780689837258
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32