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2 reviews
Jan Slepian, Ann Seidler

Scholastic, 1993

And Aren't We All Hungry Things, At Heart?
This was one of our family's favorite books to gather around; even the parent without reading duties could not resist joining the gleeful huddle around the charmingly illustrated pages. The dialogue begs the reader to animate the tale by giving a voice to The Hungry Thing, and the conflict in the story is one that even very young children leap to solve, shouting out the answers to the clueless ...

Emily Just in Time
Jan Slepian

Philomel, 1998

Emily can now do all kinds of wonderful things she couldn't do when she was younger. She used to spill her milk when she poured it. Now she doesn't. She used to be scared to go down the twisty slide. Now she isn't. But there is still one thing that Emily cannot do. When nighttime comes and the darkness arrives, she still cannot spend the whole night at her grandma's. Will the someday ever come when Emily is no longer so afraid? In the classic ...

The Hungry Thing Goes to a Restaurant

1 review
Ann Seidler, Jan Slepian

Scholastic, 1993

Short But Sweet
My Grandkids love it and I'll bet yours will too. It's so clever they won't have any trouble getting their parents to read it to them...the whole family seems to enjoy it.

Hungry Thing

14 reviews
Jan Slepian, Ann Seidler

Scholastic Trade, 1991

Good for teaching rhyming
This is a great book for SLPs (speech-language pathologists) who work with groups of K-2nd grade kids who aren't "getting" rhyming. The kids love to try to be the first to guess what the Hungry Thing is asking to eat. For example, the book reads "tickles, you know, are curly tailed hot dogs that grow in a row. 'Of course,' said the cook, 'tickles taste yummy, and you giggle and laugh with ten in ...

The Broccoli Tapes

8 reviews
Jan Slepian

Philomel, 1989

broccoli review
I read this book when I was an early teen, and it still haunts me to this day. I remember crying while reading this book. It is a very moving and touching novel and I highly recommend it.

Bendemolena (The Cat Who Wore a Pot on Her Head)

4 reviews
Jan Slepian, Ann Seidler

Follett Publishing Company, 1967

Delightfully absurd, a favorite
I have fond memories of this book from my childhood. My favorite scene is the one in which Bendemolena decides her mother must have asked her to nail the chairs to the wall--and so she does, ending up with all the chairs in the house stuck to the walls at about 6' off the ground. (Even as a child I knew how unlikely that was--most nails, and most kittens, just aren't that strong--but it's just ...

The Cat Who Wore a Pot On Her Head

4 reviews
Jan Slepian

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1987

Long-time friend of the cat with the pot on her head
This is the best book ever written! I am 20 now and still in love with "Bendemolina, Bendemolina, the cat with the pot on her head". This was my ratty dog-eared most favorite book of all time when I was little--it got read every night. It became a part of our family traditions (i.e. anytime I wasn't listening I got called a Bendemolina). By the way, I can't remember if that's how you spell the ...

Risk and Roses

1 review
Jan Slepian

Philomel, 1990

Being in a daring group who must risk things is dangerous.
Risk N' Roses is about a girl, known by the nickname of Skip, who has just moved to the busy streets of New York City. At first Skip just sits on her doorsteps and observes the busy streets. As she watches she notices this one girl, who she desperately wants to become friends with because everyone on the streets likes her. She later becomes a member of a group with that one girl, Jean ...

The Alfred Summer
Jan Slepian

Puffin Books, 2001

It all started when Lester saved Alfred's life. Neither of the boys-Lester with cerebral palsy, mentally challenged Alfred-has ever had a real friend before. Then they're joined by gentle giant Myron, and Claire, the tomboy. The four band together to work on the rowboat Myron is building in his basement-and, as they do, they learn about each other, friendship, and the world. First published to great acclaim in 1980, Jan Slepian's The Alfred ...

The Cat Who Wore a Pot on Her Head
Jan Slepian & Ann Seidler

Scholastic Inc., 1967

Mr. Sipple and the Naughty Princess
Jan Slepian and Ann Seidler

Follett Educational Corporation, 1964

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