Fun

Mark, Jan

ISBN 10: 0575039558 / ISBN 13: 9780575039551

Published by Gollancz, 1987

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Synopsis:

This story looks at the perennial frictions that exist between parent and child. Age group 3+.

From School Library Journal: PreSchool-G r 1 James is a young child who delights, typically, in quiet activities such as watching a beetle make its way slowly down the path, a spider spin a web, or a single leaf land atop a pile of fallen leaves. His parents, however, interrupt his solitary observations with shouts to join them in loud and boisterous activities, which they construe as a child's idea of fun: scattering piles of leaves into the air; splashing in rain puddles; swinging and sliding in the park. Finally, a perfect solution is reached: James goes to play school, where his mother joins the other "hyper" parents in their frenzied attempts at "fun," while the children quietly and happily do their own thing. This is a consciousness-raising book for parents, to be sure, but one which may hit the mark with many children. Foreman's vivid water-colors capture well the contrasting ideas of parents and their young offspring. Sally R. Dow, Ossining Public Library, N.Y.
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Fun
Publisher: Gollancz
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Michael Foreman
Condition: Used; Very Good