Amos & Boris | A simple tale , with an artfully told message

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Amos & Boris

	Amos & Boris Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1992 - 32 pages average customer review:based on 24 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Amos the mouse and Boris the whale: a devoted pair of friends with nothing at all in common, except good hearts and a willingness to help their fellow mammal. They meet after Amos sets out to sea in his homemade boat, the Rodent, and soon finds himself in extreme need of rescue. Enter Boris. But there will come a day, long after Boris has gone back to a life of whaling about and Amos has gone back to his life of mousing around, when the tiny mouse must find a way to rescue the great whale.

The tender yet comical story of this friendship is recorded in text and pictures that are a model of rich simplicity. Here, with apparent ease and concealed virtuosity, Caldecott medalist William Steig brings two winning heroes to life.

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A simple tale , with an artfully told message

Even a little child can make a difference!

This is one of the most empowering concepts for a young child to grasp. It is the message at the heart of this story.

When the whale saves a mouse drowning at sea, we are happy to see a creature so big, helping one so little. But later, when the mouse is able to return the favor by saving the beached whale, we cheer him on!

Steig's prose is rich and draws you into the story. He gives us a phosphorescent sea, an immense starry sky, and a mouse's quivering daintiness. Artfully done as well, are his presentation of some very grown up concepts: having ambitions in life, whether we go to heaven when we die, and having to move on and say goodbye to a dear friend.

My son and I enthusiastically recommend this book!

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Don't miss a chance to share this book !

Steig doesn't need my introduction unless you're discovering him for the first time. If so ... lucky you! This is one of those rare books that can be enjoyed over and over by an adult and a child of almost any age. In fact, it can be rediscovered as the child matures, and appreciated on a new level. I read this book to my 1st & 2nd grade students for many years (not that this book should be limited to that age group by any means) and they were invariably enthralled. Children can follow the mouse's journey from Florida to the Ivory Coast on a world map. I love all of Steig's books, but this one is way out in front. Marvelous characters, universal theme ... do not miss it.

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AMOS AND BORIS AN ENDURING FRIENDSHIP

MY THREE YEAR OLD GRANDSON IS ENGROSSED WITH THIS BOOK - A TALE OF A VERY ENTERPRISING MOUSE EMBARKING ON A VERY AMBITIOUS JOURNEY IN A LITTLE HOME-MADE BOAT. THE JOY OF EXPERIENCING THE SEA AND SKY FROM HIS POINT OF VIEW, HIS TERRIBLE MISFORTUNE AT BEING TIPPED OVERBOARD AND HIS LUCKY ENCOUNTER WITH BORIS, THE WHALE, MAKE THIS BOOK VERY ABSORBING FOR BOTH ADULTS AND CHILDREN ALIKE. I HAVE READ THIS TO MY OWN CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE AND NOW HAVE THE PLEASURE OF READING IT TO MY GRANDSON, WHO LOVES THE HAPPY ENDING BY THE WAY1

wonderful book

This is my son's favorite book. It is a wonderful story of a whale who saves the life of a mouse and how the mouse later saves the life of the whale. Captures the beauty of friendship,teaches one to hope in a hopeless situation, and how even a small person (mouse) can make a big difference in the world. By a hardcover copy, your kids will ask for this one again and again.

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My son was touched by this book

My six year old son is in first grade this year and a fluent reader. The librarian at school has been helping him find challenging books to read and last week he brought home "Amos and Boris". In the mornings on the way to school he reads to me from his books and so we spent a few days reading "Amos and Boris" each morning. On the day he finished the book, he was reading the last page as we pulled into the school parking lot. He stopped reading at one point and I looked in the rearview mirror to see what had caused him to stop. He was crying as he read the good bye scene in the book. He had gotten so involved in the story and the lives of Amos and Boris that he cried when they said good bye. This story really touched his heart.

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