I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0763664014 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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This "Schoolchild's Pocket Book," edited by lore and literature legends Iona and Peter Opie and gleefully illustrated by Maurice Sendak, definitely belongs on every child's shelf, right next to Mother Goose nursery rhymes and Grimms' fairy tales. (Ages 4 to 8, and all other ages, too). "I saw Esau kissing Kate, / The fact is we all three saw; / For I saw him, / And he saw me, / And she saw I saw Esau." So goes the schoolyard chant that graces this brilliant collection with its title. We adore this sturdy, beautifully designed, pocket-sized book of funny, sometimes twisted, but always perfectly illustrated morsels of schoolyard tradition and history. I Saw Esau was
a sentimental favorite Tabitha I received this book for my fourth Christmas from a beloved uncle, and it has stayed with me in a cherished position ever since (though granted, that's only been about a decade and a half). Although I doubt Opie's comment that all children need to know some rhymes by which to gain popularity is entirely accurate for the playground of today, a well-placed r. Robert Beveridge said Get one for your kids, one four yourself, and five for your school library.. Peter and Iona Opie (eds.), I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book (Revised Edition) (Candlewick Press, 199"Get one for your kids, one four yourself, and five for your school library." according to Robert Beveridge. Peter and Iona Opie (eds.), I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book (Revised Edition) (Candlewick Press, 1992)It will come as no surprise to anyone who's read I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book that it has been challenged as "obscene" in Murfreesboro, TN (viz. The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, Feb. 7, 2007). I Saw Esau is exactly the kind of bo. )It will come as no surprise to anyone who's read I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book that it has been challenged as "obscene" in Murfreesboro, TN (viz. The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, Feb. 7, "Get one for your kids, one four yourself, and five for your school library." according to Robert Beveridge. Peter and Iona Opie (eds.), I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book (Revised Edition) (Candlewick Press, 1992)It will come as no surprise to anyone who's read I Saw Esau: The Schoolchild's Pocket Book that it has been challenged as "obscene" in Murfreesboro, TN (viz. The Murfreesboro Daily News Journal, Feb. 7, 2007). I Saw Esau is exactly the kind of bo. 007). I Saw Esau is exactly the kind of bo. A Brilliant Collection netty1180 I found this book years ago in the bargain section at a Borders store. I have loved it since. It is one of my favorites in my collection of children works.I saw Esau is a brilliant collection of beloved and perhaps some long forgotten children chats and teaser remarks. It's quite a treasure and well worth reading.The artwork is charming in it's old fashion
With Iona Opie's introduction and detailed notes and Maurice Sendak's remarkable pictures—vignettes, sequences, and full-page paintings both wickedly funny and comically sad—it offers knowledge and entertainment to all who open it.. Collected in this invaluable book are the wit and wisdom of generations of schoolchildren—more than 170 selections ranging from insults and riddles to jeers and jump-rope rhymes. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." That's what children chant when they are being teased; it's what their parents chanted, and probably their grandparents before them