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It isn't easy being Duncan Rumplemeyer. Duncan doesn't mean to get in trouble, but sometimes he can't help it. And there's one thing in particular that keeps him in the doghouse: He can't quite get the hang of sharing.
On his seventh birthday Duncan finds himself in the biggest trouble of all. Will this be Duncan's last birthday party? Will his friends speak to him again? Will his parents ever let him out of his room?
Duncan Rumplemeyer's Bad Birthday introduces an irrepressible character who will charm picture book readers everywhere. Alexander Stadler has created a story that's part funny, part tender, and all true.
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From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
| PreSchool-Grade 2–Duncan Rumplemeyer just can't quite get the hang of sharing, especially on his birthday. He describes himself as "feeling mischievous" the night before his big day; he sneaks a peek at his presents, resulting in the disapprobation of his parents and plain cereal with no gift opening at breakfast. But at his party, he gleefully opens his loot, piles it into a wagon, and takes it to the park with his guests. Once there, his friends begin playing with his gifts, which enrages Duncan. He grabs back his new goodies and everyone goes home. Relegated to prison (his room), he slowly realizes that playing alone is no fun. A phone call and apology to his buddy Flora results in a happy conclusion and a lesson well learned. Stadler's use of first-person voice makes the seven-year-old seem a bit too worldly wise but the plot is so dead-on true to life that kids may not even notice. The gouache-and-ink illustrations are done in a sketchy, lively manner. Stadler is a master at conveying subtle and grand emotion with a few lines. This slice-of-life portrait of a child being a child will resonate with youngsters everywhere.–Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha's Public Library, WI
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Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| I think it's a funny book with a good ending. It's about a 7-year-old who questions logic and hates sharing, even argues that it's not a good idea, but that's the lesson of the book. There are many springboards for other lessons about eating, opening
presents, social laughter, etc.
Favorite quotes...
"Why do [adults] laugh when something isn't funny?"
"Chocolate cake is delicious and chicken tastes boring, so why do you
have to eat all of your chicken and not all of the cake?"
"Sharing makes no sense at all. Why share? If a toy is fun, why let go of
it? Who knows when you'll get it back?"
"I was lying in bed, dreaming a nice dream, when all of a sudden I woke
up and thought, Presents are in this house."
"I didn't want to say something that wasn't true, so I told him, "No." Then
he got mad at me, too."
"Flora kept wanting to TOUCH everything. I told her to back off. My
mother gave me a look."
"I even invented a new rude noise that sounded kind of squishy. But
there was no one there to hear it. If you make a rude noise and no one
hears it, is it still gross?" |
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