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This Rollicking rhyme tells the story of a very important house—the house that Jack built—around which wacky things happen to animals and people alike! It’s a shining example of how one event can spawn a whole series of mishaps. Best of all, it’s fun to read aloud!
Hardcover: 24 pages
Publisher: Golden Books; Little Golden Books edition (February 26, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 037583530X
ISBN-13: 978-0375835308
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 0.2 x 7.9 inches
Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (55 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #90,617 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #115 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Poetry > Nursery Rhymes #250 in Books > Children's Books > Early Learning > Poetry #1011 in Books > Children's Books > Classics
Age Range: 3 - 7 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 2
Procrustes was a mythical inn-keeper who had only one bed. If the guest for the night was too tall for it, Procrustes would simply chop off his legs to make him fit. "The House that Jack Built" was one of my childhood favorites and I read it so many times, I could recite it from memory. Imagine my confusion to find that some procrustean revisions had been done on this classic to make it fit the Golden Books page limit. The deletion of a couple of steps in the story have rendered it much less satisfying and violated the basic cause and effect lesson inherent in this old story. Cute illustrations, but the elimination of a couple of steps in the story for what I assume to be publishing reasons have spoiled this particular edition.
Not a complete version of the classical story... It begins with "This is the house that Jack built." And the very next page is several verses into the story with "this is the cat, that chased the rat, that ate the malt that lay in the house the Jack built." My kids still seem to enjoy the story for now, but I was disappointed. I was looking for a good repetitive rhyme, skipping verses destroys this.
I got this book for my 30 yr old niece... yes, 30! My father and mother built their own home many years ago and were telling her the story, when she asked 'didn't it have "The House That Jack Built" painted on the garage? They said YES! So she started saying the rhyme in this book, and it was set, I ordered it immediately for her.She (and all of us) have always loved the Little Golden Books, and this book has been a family classic.
My mother used to read this book to me so much when I was a toddler that I had it memorized by the age of two and a half. Their friends thought I was a genius because I even knew when to turn the page. They thought I was reading it. Sadly, not that much of a genius, but it was still one of my favorite books even when I was in elementary school. I just purchased it and it was a joy to read. I can't wait now to read it to my grandkids. I know they will love it too!!
We love the story, have always loved the story and my daughter loves the illustrations. Our only reason for a 4 star review is that the quality of the Little Golden Books in general seems to be so much lower than it was when I was a child. The LGBs I have from my childhood are sturdier and some are even hand-me-downs from the books my parents read as children (in the 50s and 60s) and they've held up wonderfully. The new books just feel cheap and flimsy, the pages stick out further than the cover which makes me think they'll end up curled and torn much more easily since they won't be protected by the edges of the cover.. My daughter is generally very gentle on books but our friends boys aren't always so gentle and I feel like these books won't hold up to them nearly as well!
I can remember my Mom reading this book to me. It all came back to me by reading it again on Kindle for PC. I was able to share it with my granddaughter and show her exactly how the books were when I was little. It IS the actual Golden Book, pictures are the same as I remember. I never thought I would find this, but I did. Amazing that I can see the actual book, pictures, same as over 50 years ago !!! Jane E Vann
While this was one of my favorite books as a kid I thought I would share with my kids.... Age 7 I got a strange look like "are you kidding me" look ... I still think it's a cute book but with all kids have nowadays I guess the book is just to simple for them to get...
My nephew's name is Jack & this book is AWESOME b/c it has his name & it brings back the nostalgia of the Little Golden Books I grew up reading! Can't wait to get him more!!!! Only thing I have to say 'bad' about it would be- the cover is a tiny bit smaller than the pages. Kinda weird but still awesome!
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