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This delightful little story charms while it entertains, as Paul Gallico makes a case for Anglo-Gallic cordiality. Mrs. Harris and her fellow Cockney char, Mrs. Butterfield, take pride in their humble work: cleaning up other people's messy homes. Their weekkly pleasure consists of placing a few pennies on the football lottery: (soccer, to Americans.) What couldn't they buy if they ever won the jackpot?

Mrs. Harris has become obsessed with the desire to own an exotic gown created by the celebrated French designer, Christian Dior. Not only could she never purchase something so exquisite--she would never be able to wear it! No matter--she is consumed by the dream of Possession; it would suffice her to know that the cherished gown were hanging safely in her wardrobe. Casting common sense to the winds, she dedicates three years of hard work and strict economizing--combined with a modest win--in order to travel to Paris in pursuit of her sartorial dream.

During her weeklong stay in the ciyt of light, Mrs. Harris touches several lives for the better, winning the respect and appreciation of some French citizens. She gradually realizes that they are just folks too--reluctantly discarding decades of anti-French prejudice. After many delays and snafus, she departs with her gown and many grateful gifts, yet disaster awaits this generous
woman back home. Clever and cute this story offers a refreshing change of literary pace. Social Fantasy for the young at heart.

The story of a London charwoman who goes to Paris to improbably buy a long-desired Dior dress is a jaunty, light comedy which began a series of pure entertainments. Mrs. 'Arris is an enchanting character in that her fundamental ordinary humanity and decency, rather than any superhuman virtue or penetrating insight, allows her to connect with those about her. This is musical comedy fiction, gently told, well done. All the Mrs. 'Arris books are splendid reads, and deserve at least a reissue, if not a film series.

I picked this up in a library because the title amused me. It's just a little slice-of-life story about an ordinary woman, not stunningly gorgeous, or rich, or romantic -- in fact she's just a Cockney char nobody noticed. Until she did something unexpected just because she wanted to, changing other people's lives in the process. It's a beautiful story.

Sabrina Spellman is a teenage witch who travles to Rome for her vacation. There,Sabrina meets her roomate who is a witch also and her cat Salem has stowed away into her bag. One day, Sabirina goes into a museum and finds a mysterious antique gold locket. She finds out that somehow, she has to release the power trapped within the locket. If she can't, a family secret will be lost forever. Sabrina remembered her father telling her a long itme ago that the secret to the locket lies in Rome. So, with stowaway Salem in her backpack, Sabrina heads for Italy and the Eternal City of Rome.When she gets there, she meets Paul.He is an American photographer who grabs her before she falls into the famous Trevi fountain. Then, Sabrina heads back to her hotel and she finds an unexpected roommate. Her roomate is a girl named Gwen. Gwen is a British witch with a talking hamster named Stonehenge.Sabrina and Gwen try to solve the odd mystery going on inside her locket. Soon, she falls in love with Paul and he,Gwen and Sabrina find out that true love is inside ht elocket and they must free it somehow oe else...
My favorite part in the story was the part where Sabrina had almost fallen into the Trevi fountain. It was so funny becuause she was so embarassed and was os charmed by Paul's look. Paul really seemed to like her too. It's funny how you may find love in just hte oddest places. Sabrina was also really shy to him which made it even more funny because she usually more enthusiastic.
I would recommend this book for eleven to thirteen year olds because the book is funny and a happy sort of book. The book aslso describes Roe which is good. You may learn a little something more about Ronme too andhow its museums, fountains,hotels,etc. look.If you love snuggling in with a good book, then Sabrina goes to Rime is just the right book for you.

This fun filled magic packed book is one of the best I've ever read.Sabrina goes to roam with her wacky witch friend Gwen. Salem sneaks into Sabrina's bag and ends up comming to roam too. Out of all this, some pretty wacky, weird, exiting, and just plain down right funny things happen in this book. I rewiew this book great to read!

if you want a change from the regular sabrina books that go on about why salems a cat and stuff this is for you as well as anyone else. This book is so good as it has comedy,romance,fun,new friends and basically things that other sabrina books just dont have the story is always moving which makes the book interesting unlike dogs life that doesnt move at all. I loved the book and the story line was so good this one seemed just that little more magical than the rest. I would though recomend it for people 12 and up. This is a realy good sabrina book.

Before you buy "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell Jr., you should first consider "A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories" by the same author. It contains all the works of short fiction that are in this book, and it includes 9 more, as well as two articles. The price of "A New Dawn..." is just a little more than the cost of this book. As for this printing of "Who Goes There?", it is well put together; the binding and paper are high quality. They could have done a better job in proofreading though, as there are several places where there are missing letters, or spaces that appear in the middle of a word. It does not occur so often as to make it a big problem, but I found it to be noticeable.

This printing, from Buccaneer Books, is a reprint of the 1948 book of the same name. It contains seven short fiction pieces originally published in "Astounding Science Fiction" between November of 1934, and August of 1938. They were originally published under the pseudonym Don A. Stuart. This collection was tied for 13th with three other books on the Arkham Survey in 1949 as one of the 'Basic SF Titles'. In addition, on the 'Astounding/Analog All-Time - Book' polls in 1952 and 1956 it was rated 5th and tied for 13th respectively.

John W. Campbell (1910-1971) was undoubtedly best known as the editor of "Astounding Science Fiction" from 1937-1971, but he also wrote quite a few books and short fiction pieces along the way. This collection includes perhaps his best known stories: "Who Goes There?", "Twilight", and "Night".

"Who Goes There?" is the classic story of a group of scientists in Antarctica who discover an alien who was frozen there millions of years ago. The "Thing" revives when thawed, and due to telepathy and the ability to take other shapes it replaces members of the group as well as their animals without being easily detected by the remaining humans. Fear and paranoia spread through the outpost as the remaining humans try to wipe out the aliens before they are able to escape out into the rest of the world. There were two films based on this story: "The Thing From Another World" (1951), and "The Thing" (1982). The story was first published in "Astounding" in August of 1938, and is probably Campbell's best known work. The story was rated 5th on the 'Locus All-Time Poll - Novella' in 1999. It tied for 1st (with Twilight) on the 'Astounding/Analog All-Time Poll - Pre-1940 Short Fiction' in 1971, and was 26th overall for Short Fiction regardless of year. This story works as well today as ever.

"Blindness" was first published in March of 1935. It is the story of a scientist who wants to leave a legacy by solving man's energy problems by discovering how to produce atomic energy. He determines that to solve the problems he has encountered in his research, he needs to examine the Sun more closely. He works through the problems of getting a spaceship close enough to the sun for his research, and he and his assistant spend over 3 years in isolation studying the Sun before he finally finds a solution. This story does suffer from its age, but putting aside the historical and scientific problems, the story still delivers its message. There is more than one kind of blindness.

"Frictional Losses" was published in July of 1936. It is the story set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where an old man tries to keep civilization and technology alive. Humans were nearly wiped out by an alien invasion, and there is rumored to be a second expedition of aliens coming. Old Hugh, spends his time searching through ruined cities for old tubes, pieces of metal, whatever he can find to keep his radio transmitter working and keep communications alive between the few outposts of humanity that still have the technology. He accidentally makes a discovery that could save the human race. This story is a bit dated as well, but not too bad.

"Dead Knowledge" was published in January of 1938. Three human explorers to another world find that all the inhabitants have killed themselves. They are unable to determine the reason why, as they cannot decipher the alien culture's written language. When one member of the crew commits suicide, the other two fear that he learned the secret of what drove the inhabitants of the planet to suicide, and that they too are all doomed to the same fate.

"Elimination" was published in June of 1936. A patent attorney tries to explain to a close friend's son why a fantastic invention would be better forgotten. He relates the story of the greatest invention in the history of man, which ultimately destroyed its inventors and could never be used. The premise for this story is definitely contrived, and it doesn't work well. However, the story related within the story is quite well done, and that makes this an enjoyable read.

"Twilight" was the first piece in this collection to appear in "Astounding", published in November of 1934. It finished tied for 1st (with "Who Goes There?") on the 'Astounding/Analog All-Time Poll - Pre-1940 Short Fiction' in 1971, and 21st overall for Short Fiction of any era. It is a story related third hand, about an experimenter who is sent forward 7 million years in time after an accident. He has returned to "modern day" (1934) in an attempt to get back to his own era. He relates to a man who gives him a ride the tail of his adventure where he witnessed the twilight of humanity.

"Night" is the sequel to "Twilight", and was published in "Astounding" in October of 1935. It was rated 5th on the 'Astounding/Analog All-Time Poll - Pre-1940 Short Fiction' in 1971. In this sequel, an experimenter in current times (1935), gets sent far forward to the future, he relates his adventure when he returns. The future he witnesses is the "night" to the previous story's "twilight", after man has disappeared, and only machines remain at the death of the universe.

I worked backwards through "The Thing" stories. I remember as a young kid in the 60's watching Howard Hawk's A Thing From Another World. I had a much older brother who had a color TV who I spent Saturday nights with. We had 3 great "Creature Feature" tv shows for about 6 hours each Saturday. I got to see all the great classic Sci-Fi movies, and Hawk's Thing was a favorite.

I had just been commissioned an Ensign in the Navy in '82 when Carpenter's Thing came out. I loved it. I then didn't get to see the movie again for another 12 years. Finally, with my own boys, I found both movies on VHS. Scared the hell out of my boys. Both are now avid Sci-Fi / Horror fans.

Enter 2002. Now there is a video game, based on a proposed sequel to the 82 movie. It starts off where the movie ends. It is an odd game, but very enjoyable. I found Campbell's novella at a game site. Was it really written in 1934/37? The storytelling is very good for that vintage. Like EE "Doc" Smith, some of Campbell's vision was extraordinary. I love reading the historical, genre-defining early Sci-Fi stories. I think any fan of the movies and or the new game will love this story. It is a quick read, and an amazing story coming out of the '30s.

John W. Campbell's novella "The Thing" is an excellent science fiction/horror story in its own right. That this story was written at a time when sci-fi/horror was considered primarily as the subject matter for B (as in bad) Movies and "pulp fiction" books and magazines establishes this story as a pioneering effort that helped to establish science fiction and sci-fi/horror as legitimate, worthwhile literary and cinematic subject matter.

Besides that, this really is a great story. It's so simple in concept and well executed in effort that it makes you wonder why you didn't think of it in the first place while at the same time acknowledging that you could never have written it this well.

The two motion pictures based on the story do a good job (each in their own right)bringing the story to the screen.

Still, I wonder if there isn't another movie to be made which emphasizes more of the paranoia and suspense of "Who Goes There" which, to me, is the real strength of the story - not knowing who is real and who isn't, not even knowing even whether or not you yourself have been absorbed... Hollywood are you listening?

My children, ages 4 & 5, borrowed this book from our library, and immediately were entranced, asking me to read it over and over again.

I enjoyed this book in general but worried about the depiction of the Indian monkey with no morals. Was he supposed to model the stereotype many African peoples have of Indian immigrants to Africa? In several countries, Indians were blamed for a country's problems and driven out. Is William Steig predjudiced against Indians?

William Steig's inimitable mouse creation, Doctor DeSoto, goes on a wonderful adventure in this wonderful book. Along with his able assistant and wife, Deborah, he travels via ocean liner to Africa to see about fixing the tooth of an ailing elephant. While there, the DeSotos get into all sorts of difficulties, all of which are vividly, colorfully illustrated by Steig.

Steig has a wonderful way with artwork, as those who love him already know, but he has an equally uncanny knack with narrative. Eschewing simple phrases and tiny words, he throws around plot and dialogue with great vim and vigor and his enthusiasm and childlike view of this mouse couple are infectious. Highly recommended!

This book is divided into two pars, so I've reviewed each part separately.

Part 1: 7/10 Lizzie gets stuck in detention with Angel Lieberman, the class rebel, and decides that Angel is misunderstood. She decides to dress and act like Angel. But she's dissing her old friends. Can they get the old Lizzie McGuire back? This story did not have much of an ending.

Part 2: 8/10 Gordo decides that he likes the Rat Pack and everything vintage, and Lizzie and Miranda decide to follow suit. But when Ethan Craft becomes curious about the fashions that Gordo and the girls are wearing and they tell him where they got them, the whole school follows suit and a new fad is started. Suddenly, Gordo is mad at Lizzie and Miranda. Can they patch thier friendship up? This part was better than the first one in this book.

Overall, this book is fairly good.

This book is very good, and it has 2 stories in 1 book. If you have watched the series, though, there will be no surprises, or nothing to keep you guessing what happens next. It's exactly like the series, and so are all of the others. It is a good book, though.

I liked when Lizzie met Angel and she got all weird and put a nose ring on her nose but instead it was an earring. But then Gordon and Miranda made up a video about Lizzie and they told Lizzie that they would give her the answers for the quiz and when Lizzie came in the room Gordo and Miranda made Lizzie sit down in a chair and show her the video and it changed Lizzie back to normal.

If you are the parent of a young child, you probably know who Maisy is. She's a mouse with a duck, a squirrel, an elephant, and a crocodile for friends. Why the crocodile isn't trying to eat the others is beyond me, but that's life in Maisy's world.

Both of my daughters love the Maisy books; there's something about their simple stories and colorful pictures that even appeals to adults. The books are short and easy to read. But, the stories are never obnoxiously simplistic, like so many other books for small children.

This is a lift the flap book in which the childen are lifting flaps as Maisy prepares for bed. Believe it or not, this book helped convince one of my daughters to brush her teeth, which is frquently a battle in our house. This is one of the most fun Maisy books to read to your children. One caution, the kids might get a little aggressive with the flaps and tear a few, resulting in the purchase of a new lift the flap book (in our current copy, Maisy's tooth brush has bit the dust).

This is a very cute, sweet book to read at bedtime. All about a little girl mouse & her bedtime preparations.

Maisy is a hot property at our house. My 2 year old has fallen in love! Maisy Goes To Bed is just precious. It has lots of tabs to pull out and push in to illustrate the story. The book is made well and has stood up to alot of interactive reading. If your child loves Maisy this will be a true hit!

Having just sent our one and only off to college, without a lot of trauma, I finally had some time to investigate what I thought I "should" be doing! This was the first book I read, and I found lots of helpful information, especially about networking with other parents in the same boat. I appreciated the advice to give your kids the freedom to grow, while still allowing them to use the safety net - a balancing act we were already trying to acheive. I also copied the section on how to do laundry and sent it to my son - it should be required reading for all college students. I no longer get laundry brought home on school breaks! Yeah. The dirty dishes coming home were something else, but I couldn't ban the laundry - until he felt capable of doing it himself (with a gift of quarters of course!).

This book is a must-read for parents of college students, especially empty nesters for the first time. As author of The ABC's of College Life, a street-smart guide dishing out the inside scoop on college life, I highly recommend When Your Kid Goes to College as the ultimate survival guide for parents!

Our freshmen advisors and other staff who interact with parents think that When Your Kid Goes to College is a "must read" and a great resource book for parents. Although my copy is still circulating around campus, I intend to get it back and keep it handy for my own personal use when my son goes off to college in a few short years.

babe is a faboulous story of a pig. It's very cute.The animals speak, so we can understood there.It's not difficult to read and not very long.Sometimes it's funny,so I enjoy this book.

Babe the sheep-pig .He is very nice story . Like it's book because he is very funny .Babe big heart .He is don't stupid. This is beautiful story animals. It is good story. Beceause It's short and it is very funny. Very good!

This book is very funny interesting and touching .(for the little kids).

I must say I was astonished to see how remarkably well Vipah was able to reproduce the artwork of the late H. A. Rey. Too bad they couldn't quite come up to par with the stories all the time. Case in point, My three year old was confused as to why the chocolates started going faster, since the text doesn't point out that george steps on a lever to make it go faster, you have to see it in the picture. Three year olds don't know anything about levers marked EXTRA FAST.

One great thing about these new series of books is they are mercifully short. The classic george books check in at 48-64 pages which gets really tiresome after 30 or 40 readings!!

I personally think the pancakes book is better. But Chris loves George so it doesn't matter much what I think. :-)

Illustrated and written in the style of original authors, Margaret and H.A. Rey, this 1998 release finds George and the infamous man in the yellow hat visiting a chocolate factory. When the yellow-hatted man tells George "wait here while I buy these, and please stay out of trouble," you KNOW that George will do exactly the opposite. After all, George is CURIOUS, and his inquiring personality and sweet tooth lead him deeper and deeper into the inner workings of the factory, where he gets into more trouble. His quick hands and mouth save the factory from his own curiosity-inspired havoc, and George goes home happy and full.

While not as clever as some of the earlier books in the series, the chocolate factory setting is inspired. Page 10, for example, depicts seven different mouth-watering chocolates. Little ones will understand George's interest in the making of chocolates, and his accidental, temporary wrecking of the assembly line. Again, I don't think it's quite up to the high standards of some of the other "Curious George" books. Twenty-two pages, with understated watercolor and pencil illustrations on each page.

My three-year-old absolutely loves this book. The story is very cute and the illustrations are wonderful! My son likes to pretend he's eating the chocolates off the page that shows which swirls indicate which fillings. And the drawings of the factory itself, where the machines look like friendly robots complete with smiling faces, are priceless! A very enjoyable book that will be read again and again!

My 2 yo loves this book (and the other Carl books we have). He's a bit nervous around real dogs so I saw this book as a way to show him that dogs are fun and not scary. We have to read it every night (at least once) before bed. When I've had enough, he'll "read" it to himself.

Recommend this book highly to preschoolers and below. They love the pictures and insist that you still 'read' it to them. Instead have them read it to you by telling you what Carl is doing is in each picture. The botttom line: Carl is always very handy to have around the house.

My two children enjoyed this story with no anxiety at all, and I'm sure they are typical. It is cute and funny book which most kids will enjoy tremendously.