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Everyone's favorite big-eared little elephant finds his way to the skies in this uplifting Little Golden Book. With artwork from the 1940s, allof the original charm and beauty of the Disney classic can be found in this vintage book.
Series: Little Golden Book
Hardcover: 24 pages
Publisher: Golden/Disney; Random House ed. edition (September 14, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0736423095
ISBN-13: 978-0736423090
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.2 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (101 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #3,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #16 in Books > Children's Books > Animals > Elephants #108 in Books > Children's Books > Classics #285 in Books > Children's Books > Action & Adventure
Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
This book is great for any Dumbo fan! I enjoy the illustrations, which were done by Disney artists of the time. The story is very much like the movie. One reviewer states that there is nothing about Dumbo losing the magic feather and believing in himself, however it is in there. Another, reveiwer felt some of the lines were odd. Personally, I adore those lines! The line about the pension makes me laugh out loud. This book might be more wordy than picture books of today, but as an educator and avid reader, I appreciate books that might make a child sit and pay attention for longer periods of time. Our society has become too instant, too immediate, and believe me those ideas are reflected in how little time children want to take on their school work.
...and how differences can make us special! When I was 11, my mother took my three younger sisters, a brother and I to see one of the re-releases of the 1941 Disney film this book is based on, and oh how this story touched me! I endured quite a bit of teasing myself in the middle of second grade, when I moved to a new city and shortly after became the only one in the class who needed glasses - I related to poor Jumbo Jr., whose much larger than normal ears caused him to be nicknamed "Dumbo". I still love the gentleness of Mrs. Jumbo and how she tried to comfort Dumbo (reminded me of my own mother's comforting), the loyalty of his mouse friend Timothy, and no one cheered louder than I did as he became the star of the circus when he discovered he could use those big ears as wings and fly! This was such a sweet story to prompt a conversation with my grandson about the differences between people as well, how wrong it is to ridicule others for those differences, and about loyalty to friends. We would've loved to have been able to afford DVDs of all of the old Disney movie classics, but these Little Golden Books do a pretty nice job of condensing feature length films into short, 24 page stories while still conveying the lessons. I'm so glad we added this book to our collection!
i bought this for my 3 year old son, he loves elephants and I knew he would love the story. However, the book is too wordy without enough pictures and sometimes skips information that may be clearer for an older child but leaves a younger one baffled. Also, he has had a hard time understanding why they would separate a baby elephant from his mommy and put her in a cage...
Pages larger than cover. Good story line. Nice pictures. Wouldn't take that much to make it perfect -- simply cut the pages smaller so they don't stick out of the book and be more likely to be torn or crushed. My favorite of them all.
I bought several of these books for my daughter's birthday party (Dumbo themed, of course) to give out as favors. They arrive in beautiful condition, the binding hand't even been cracked yet, and I just love the vintage charm this book has! All the illustrations are reminiscent of the times Dumbo became popular--as the movie was released in 1941.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone looking for a good addition to their Disney collection, any Dumbo fan, any child's book collection--but they make especially cute party favors!
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I used to read this book to my daughters when they were little and so I bought it for my oldest daughter to read to my granddaughter. My girls loved the book and I'm sure that my granddaughter will as well.
All of the Disney books are my long-time favorites, and my grandson loves to have me read to him. The train at the beginning of Dumbo catches his attention, and we have our "together" time while "we" read Dumbo and other books. The pictures are quite colorful and help to hold a little one's focus while the story is being told.
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