A cute story of animals attempting to find uses for a found book, until a child shows them by reading it aloud. I would use it to highlight features of print and to discuss appropriate use of classroom tools. ( )

Gore shows how a an item can bring people, or animals, together. In The Wonderful Book, a little rabbit, a grumpy bear, a hungry family of mice, a tired fox, a little pink worm and a curious boy all come a cross a red book. Each one looks at it differently; They see a house, a hat, a table, a bed, a tasty-looking flower, and finally a book. As the boy reads the book, the animals come from out of the forest to listen to the boy read. The red book turns out to be about all of them. ( )

The Wonderful Book, shows how books can bring people together. A bear, a fox, a few mice, and a worm all stumbled upon this very book to find out they have many different uses for it. When a young boy finds the book and begins to read all the curious animals gather around to listen how wonderful this book really is. This book brings a few friends together and can show students how enjoyable reading can be. ( )

You know, this book is a lot of fun. I really don't know what else to say about it other than that's a good book to read toward the start of a school year as an introduction to how to handle a book correctly. It was silly, got a couple of laughs, and served its purpose well. I'll probably use it again next year. It was fun. ( )

A series of woodland animals make various uses of the strange object they find abandoned on the forest floor - a rabbit uses it as a shelter, a bear decides it is a hat, a little fox thinks it is a bed, and a worm attempts to make it a meal - until finally, a little boy happens by and, perceiving that it is a book, begins to read the story. Slowly, the various creatures are won over, gathering around to hear a tale that sounds suspiciously like their own...

Although I have read a number of picture-book illustrated by Leonid Gore, from Alma Flor Ada's The Malachite Palace to Marianna Mayer's The Boy Who Ran With The Gazelles, I don't think I've ever picked up one of his own stories before. I'm glad that I now finally have, as I found The Wonderful Book to be a sweet and engaging little tale - it may well be that I am folklore-obsessed, but I was reminded a bit of the famous Ukrainian story of The Mitten - and (as always) appreciated the artwork. Recommended to young readers who enjoy animal stories, and to Leonid Gore fans. ( )