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Join Franny Bunny as he goes through his busy day at home, school, and the market, learning new words along the way. This colorful classic from Richard Scarry makes learning words tons of fun. ... Read more

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This is my daughter's favorite book!
I don't usually enjoy reading Word Books aloud to my children, but this book is one we've memorized from so many readings. It has a story line as well, and the best part is playing a game my daughter and I made up. After reading each page, I ask her, "Where's the bug?", because there is a little bug somewhat hidden on every page. My daughter was very young, under 2, when we started this game and it really made her think and enjoy this book so much more. Now that she is older and beginning to read, we use this book to sight-read words. I highly recommend this book! And what a value! Did you see the price? ... Read more

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Best Children's Activity Book Ever
I bought this book as a child about 25 years ago, and have never forgotten it. The activities and illustrations brought me hours of joy --it never got boring. As a parent, I am saddened to see that this book is now out of print, as I would love to be able to purchase it for my children and their friends. There isn't much out there which encourages wholesome fun and creativity these days -- bringing this book back into print would be a wonderful start.

Great for artistic kids
I have such fond memories of this book, which I used to pore over a child, about 27 years ago now I guess.
I always remember the part about mixing colous and I'm absolutely sure it played a huge part in my early interest in art. I'm now an Art Gallery Director, so who knows where that next Christmas present might take your child?

i love and emember this well!
My sister and I were so excited when we got this book, and we never forgot about it...We are 33 years old now, and it has kind of become our way of saying something is "fun"....whenever we do a craft or art project, we compare it to this book, "doesn't this remind you of when we played with Richard Scarry's rainy day book?" And its always a little bittersweet, because we no longer have our book. Imagine my delight, to find an old copy of the book, here on amazon! I can't wait for it to come in the mail, and I will surprise my sister!

Best Rainy Day Book Ever
I also had this book as a child, (I got it 1975 for X-mas: I was 5)and never forgot it. It took me almost 10 years to find a copy of it, and now it is one of my most prized possessions. I remember that I was actually challenged by the activities in the book - it was not the typical 'color and connect the dots' activities. Mobiles, 3-D towns, greeting cards, as well as coloring and connect dots. It also teaches how to mix colors. It is divided into the months of the year, so activities coincide with specific holidays, etc. I am now an full-time artist, and I believe that this book had everything to do with what my career is now. THEY SHOULD REPRINT THIS! One of the best children's books ever! Definitely brings out an intelligent creativeness in a child.

I love this book
I agree with the earlier reviewers. This book is the greatest. I have been looking for it for years, and would love to buy if for all my friends children (okay and for myself too.) Please re-release it!!!... ... Read more

Book Description

This beloved story stars Rudolph, a young reindeer with a glowing nose. When the other reindeer make fun of him, Rudolph runs away. But with the help of a misfit elf named Herbie and a prospector named Yukon Cornelius, Rudolph learns that you shouldn't run away from your problems. Everyone is thrilled when Rudolph returns to the North Pole, especially Santa, who desperately needs his help! ... Read more

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The story everyone knows
This is a pretty straightforward telling of the classic story, which has taken a firm hold on the American publish as an integral component of the Santa Claus tradition.

I suppose that this is as good a rendition as anything out there, and that every child should have the Rudolph story, so in that sense, I recommend this book. However, I'm not sure that there's anything intrinsically valuable about this story.

But what's interesting about this edition to me is that the pictures are done by Richard Scarry, who has published a long line of terrific books under his name in the years since this came out.

Opening a New Window on Rudolph
Thanks to the Ace Collins book on Christmas songs, I happened to gain a deeper appreciation of the story of Rudolph than was ever thought possible before. I was delighted that this book was the original story of Rudolph that inspired the watered-down retelling as in the famous Johnny Marks song. It presents basically a fresh telling of the original story in a warm, genteel, unaffected and homely way, without the gimmicks of this otherwise-popular old TV special, in rhyming verse that resembles Clement C. Moore's famous Night Before Christmas poem.

The positive and fresh manner in which this story is told allows us to feel the spirit of Christmas and charity within a short while. Unlike the song, it does not dwell at all on the reindeer's jeerings and allows us to sympathise with Santa Claus and the perils of the foggy Christmas Eve, while knowing that Rudolph would eventually offer to help Santa on his Christmas rounds. It also manifests itself when we are able to see Rudolph's positive character shining through as brightly as his nose, when he does not let his nose affect his psyche. The language is also simple and direct without being too cliched, sometimes with unexpected twists in thr rhyming words, and there is always something new to discover when reading this original Rudolph story, no matter how many times we have heard the song.

On the whole, I would greatly urge all sensitive lovers of Christmas to seize a copy of this wonderful Rudolph book, because it frees the ubiquitous story from the bounds of the overplayed song and presents it in a whole new light, with a few felicities of its own. And I would also recommend the other two Rudolph sequels that Robert May wrote, Rudolph's Second Christmas and Rudolph Shines Again, which I discovered also on Amazon, because they develop Rudolph's adventures further and also his character development.

What a great book! BUT NOT THE ORIGINAL RUDOLPH STORY
This is such a great book.It's not the original Rudolph - if you're looking for that one, it's written by Robert May and was commissioned by Montgomery Ward in 1939.It can usually be found locally in bookstores, and when amazon has it in stock.It's a better story than this one - this one is just a little spin-off of the Rankin-Bass production we see on television, as the cover depicts.It has the Yukon Cornelius, snow monster, etc. in it.I still get goosebumps whenever I see Rudolph coming back to the Island of misfit toys to pick them up with Santa's sleigh - but that's only in the movie and not in this book.Some things you never forget as a child and have to pass down to your own.

Only if you liked the cartoon
If you liked the cartoon, you'll like this book. It's a straight up retelling with illustrations right from the old Christmas special. If you didn't like the cartoon, don't bother with this book. You won't find anything new here.

The Original Story. . . Not the Movie!
I was very impressed with this book . . . a beautiful book, wonderfully illustrated, containing the original story, which did not have the Abominable, or Herbie, or Yukon Cornelius, like the later movie.I remember as a child in 1951 listening to the original story on 78rpm records put out by RCA and have attempted for years to find the original story.Although I did notice some subtle differences in the words . . .the original referred to Rudolph's, er, "forehead" (Santa was too polite to call it a big red nose) . . most of the text stayed true to what I had memorized.Definitely a book not only for children, but for us baby boomers who remember the original.A must-have to hand on from generation to generation. ... Read more

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Good Verbal and Written Reinforcement
This book's visual and verbal enhancement was just "what a kid would need" after having the fortune of going to a real zoo...The child care center attended for the 1st time by a young tyke gave the kids an 11 1/2" by 17 1/2" piece of construction paper to draw all the animals they'd seen on their zoo trip..With the help of his 4th grade sister,they glanced through Richard Scarry's "About Animals" and after his sister blocked off the 11 1/2" by 17 1/2"construction paper for 12 of the 13 animals he remembered seeing,she wrote the names of the animals under the 12 blocks and he drew the pictures of thelion,tiger,elephant,gorilla,monkey,ducks,alligator,kangaroo,leopard,giraffe,turtle,ostrich..the book was invaluable. ... Read more

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I will Iwill
Hilda is fantastic, wouldn''t we all have loved her? As a mother I felt encourraged to change my housework approach and turn it into a fun time for my daughter too. ... Read more

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5 year old gives stellar review.
I like how this book is written and how the pictures are drawn. For any kids interested in space, this is a fun book. Huckle and Lowly fans will enjoy this. I like that they go to the moon. ... Read more