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Lucas Fishbone 1 review
Gregory Maguire
Harpercollins, 1990
Sometimes the adult needs a good read, too
I read this book many times and loved it. Ambiguity might confuse some children, as it does their parents, but they may as well get used to it. Rarely is the question of question so captivatingly introduced.
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Missing Sisters 9 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Demco Media, 1998
enjoyable and intresting
This story is about two sisters who were seperate at birth .and thy later found each other.enjoyable
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Five Alien Elves3 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Thorndike Press, 2002
This book is one of the best books I have ever read!
This book is one of the best books I have ever read. It kept me interested through the entire book. I couldn't put it down! I recommend this book for anybody who likes an amusing story and plot and a book that is wild with adventure every second of the story!
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Seven Spiders Spinning15 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Dublin,6: O'Brien Press,The, 1996, 1996
my daughter loves it
reading is not one of those things kids just enjoy. my daughter loves these tales and even reads them during her down time.
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Six Haunted Hairdos4 reviews
Gregory Maguire
O'Brien Press Ltd, 1997
Elephants, Hairdos, and Ghosts!
The "Tattletales" (all but one of the girls) and the "Copycats" (the boys) in Miss Earth's class can't agree on the existence of ghosts. The Tattletales insist there's no such thing. The Copycats insist there IS such a thing, especially after seeing something large and inhuman roaming the area.
A new Copycat, Salim from Bombay, has a secret that might explain the mysterious ghost seen by the ...
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ORIGINS OF STORY: On Writing for Children1 review
Barbara Harrison, Gregory Maguire
Margaret K. McElderry, 1999
So many authors in one place!
If you are interested in reading many successful authors' thoughts on the power of story and reading, this book is a must. The essays in this collection are inspiring, diverse, and unified in their passion for writing and storytelling. I found myself returning to passages over and over, savoring the passions for children's literature that are similar to my own. A stellar collection of authors ...
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Four Stupid Cupids3 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Demco Media, 2002
ANTHONY'S REVIEW
The four stupid cupids are the main characters. This book is about four stupids cupids shooting people to make them fall in love.It is realy funny.They shot a dart at a principal and made the principal fall in love with a cat. The four stupid cupids want people to fall in love with the write people.But they do some stupid things, one of the cupids shot a tiny little pencil at a childes finger and ...
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Wicked SPA: Memorias de una Bruja Mala1 review
Gregory Maguire
Rayo, 2007
Excelente Libro
La verdad no he tenido la oportunidad de leer el libro en español, pero lo he leido en ingles y me entusiasmó saber que ya está disponible la version en español, pues este es un maravilloso libro que merece ser traducido a cuantos idiomas se pueda. Si eres fan de los libros de L F Baum y de la película de MGM, Wicked te encantará, ya que Gregory Maguire toma elementos importantes de los libros ...
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Couple of April Fools (Hamlet Chronicles)1 review
Gregory Maguire
Turtleback Books Distributed by Demco Media, 2005
Your Child Will Become an Addict!
While I enjoy Maguire's novels for adults, I unknowingly caused my 9-year-old daughter to become an addict when I bought "Four Stupid Cupids" off of a Valentine's clearance shelf without taking note of the author. As a result, my daughter has rapaciously consumed everything age appropriate that Maguire has produced. I am very fortunate to have avoided a battle of wills provoked by covetous ...
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A Wonderful Welcome to Oz: The Marvelous Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, & The Emerald City of Oz (Modern Library ...1 review
L. Frank Baum
Modern Library, 2006
Truely Wonderful!!
This edition of Baum's "Marvellous Land of Oz", "Ozma of Oz" and "The Emerald City of OZ" is great for those reader's only familiar with Baum's first Oz novel. The book is well compiled with the original illustrations by John R. Neill.
The introduction by Gregory Maguire (author of "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West) is informative and it is really interesting to read ...
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The Dream Stealer 5 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Harpercollins, 1983
Oh, for Pete's Sake!
Who could say anything bad about this book? It's beautifully written, and scary as all get-out. I read it over a year ago, and it still haunts me. It is a pleasure to read aloud to children in grades 5-8. What an imaginative use of folklore! I am not familiar with all of the author's work, but I sure thought this stood on its own and I'm glad it is in print. Good for fans of Joan Aiken, and ...
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Leaping Beauty12 reviews
Gregory Maguire, 2008
To Be Swallowed
What is it with this guy? I'll tell you something, he found a niche and is really working it. It's a good thing he works it well!!
Gregory Maguire (author of Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and Wicked, among many others) turns well-known fairy tales on their heel (or hoof, paw, sticky digit...whatever) in Leaping Beauty, and Other Animal Fairy Tales. This book, recommended for youth 8-12 but ...
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What-the-dickens 14 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Walker Books Ltd, 2008
Fun refreshing fairy tale that grown-up will love
I really enjoyed this book. A really fun fairy tale that grown-ups can get into. This would also be a great choice for a bedtime story to read aloud to kids, maybe a chapter at a time.
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The Literacy Bridge - Large Print - Three Rotten Eggs (The Literacy Bridge - Large Print)2 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Thorndike Press, 2005
A lively story with many unpredictable twists and turns
Kids seeking light humor and fun will find this a whimsical story of a different kind of newcomer to class: one Thud Tweed and three genetically altered eggs. Add drama and a cover-up of intent and you have a lively story with many unpredictable twists and turns.
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Oasis2 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Hyperion, 1998
Really Really Nice Book!
I really loved this book from the moment I laid eyes on it ... The Oasis is so real that it could be any old motel off the side of the road. Each character has an important part to play in the story, from the poetic Ms. Fernald to the secretive Uncle Wolfgang. Hand, the boy in the book, is trying to get the truth of how his father died, and trying to accept his mother after 3 years of never ...
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Crabby Cratchitt1 review
Gregory Maguire
Clarion Books, 2000
A SMILE PROVOKING RHYMING TALE
Farmer Crabby Cratchitt isn't as intimidating as she sounds - you might be a little grumpy too if you couldn't sleep because your hen was clucking all the time. The easy rhythm of E-I-E-I-0 and hilarious illustrations follow everything Crabby does in order to keep her hen from clucking constantly, even when she's confronted by dozens of new eggs and the prospect of millions of cheeps added to ...
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The Lightning Time2 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Bodley Head Children's Books, 1979
Childhood memories
Gregory Maguire came to my elementary school in the late 1970s and read to our class from this book. I immidiatly read The Lighting Time and Daughter of the Moon. I think I was eight. I absolutly loved the books. Fantastic and immaginative. Alsolutly perfect for children with bright minds. This book started me off on a lifetime of reading wonderful books. I have been looking for this book, ...
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Wicked1510 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Topeka Bindery, 2007
My new favorite
I love, love, LOVED this book. It was so much more dark and twisty than I had expected, as I'm familiar with the musical version (nothing alike) and I was so pleasantly surprised. I had anticipated this book to be somewhat juvenile, but it really surpassed my expectations -- it was incredibly adult (I know I felt myself blushing a few times on the subway, shielding it from my fellow passengers!) ...
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The Good Liar8 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Clarion Books, 1999
A Great Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups
Great book for adolescents interested in history. This is a suspenseful and fast-moving story of a young French boy who is learning to live with the German occupation. As the title and the book jacket reveals, the theme of the story is lying - whether thats means lying about your homework, or hiding Jews in the attic, it all (at first) seems a game to the protagonist. Well written tale. ...
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Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister276 reviews
Gregory Maguire
William Morrow, 1999
Maguire has done it again
His wonderful novels have yet to disappoint. He is so descriptive and clear, I find myself drawn into his worlds completely. I have read 4 or 5 of his novels now and every time I have thoroughly enjoyed his twisted take on a familiar back story. Keep 'em coming!
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