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An absolutely incredible facsimile of the Book of Kells (BoK). An essential for those who study Celtic Illumination. Pages are (very close to) original color and size and the detail shown is wonderful. Also the author's commentary is very good. I can't rave enough about this book, well worth the money.

The Book of Kells is one of the great masterpieces of early illuminated manuscripts. This book involved special colour photography of the manscript of all the major illustrative carpet pages - and a good sample of some of the "ordinary" illuminated script pages.

The images are reproduced at very close to the original size of the manuscript - which makes the detail in the carpet pages all that more astonishing when you realise how fine they really are. True minature work on a large scale.

The back of the book also includes close ups of illuminated page details which is very handy. If you can't afford to buy one of the full manuscript reproductions (and most of us can't) then this is probably the next best thing. The original 1970s edition of this book is published in hardcover with a slipcase making it that much more durable and attractive.

One must actually see large color plates or the Book of Kells itself to know what all reviewers are talking about, when they, like myself, call this book "the most beautiful book in the world." It is really incredible, a most fascinating and comprehensive piece of work from an ancient period of time. And has life changed so very much since then? Reading this book with many descriptive illustrations, one might know.

To really understand the incredible drawings, also purchase the newly released video "The Book of Kells - The Work of Angels?" which tells what the illustrations were about and how they were created... many of the designs date from the Celtic gold work that was done at the time, and there are many interesting stories about life in the abbey, political intrigues, and other goings-on during this period of time.

This has been a favorite gift of mine to give to many people, who have seen the book in person in Ireland, but never really knew what it meant, until they saw the tape. The two go hand-in-hand together, and are worth any price.

There is also a new CD out with Kells images as well, which may well be worth purchasing ...

The original 1974 large edition book in a fabric slip case is the one I saved up all year for when I was a very poor college student, and started my life-long love of calligraphy.

This book is well worth any price, when Inspiration is your need or your calling.

Though it is now out of print, this book has over 100 color prints from the Book of Kells and is one defininitely looking for. The essays raise some interesting points, though not the most current points of dispute among scholars. The book would be wonderful for students, copyists, or anyone interested in a beautiful presentation of information on the most ornate of insular manuscripts.

A beautifully illustrated book, finely detailed, a wonderful source of inspiration for those interested in illuminated manuscripts and Celtic decorative art. Author Henry's years of research are evident: she knows her subject well. A lovely study of this original c. 9th century manuscript, often described as "the most beautiful book in the world."

I regularly teach 4th trough 6th grade kids on Sundays where they expect to have some kind of craft to do each week, which is not easy to come up with every week. I have used several of the level 3 crafts from this book, which were well received by the kids. I think that I will get a few more good crafts out of this book. The level 1 and 2 level craft are too simple for this age group, but I am sure would be fine K through 3rd grade kids.

This is the most useable kids art lesson book I've ever seen! I like the creative ideas that use things I have on hand or are inexpensive to buy!

I love this book for art projects for my homeschooled K & 2nd grade girls. The activities have levels and you can look in the back of the book for projects grouped by level or medium. I have taken some of the activities and changed them to work for everything from K-3rd grade. The projects use basic supplies and have instructions and then further ideas on how to use the ideas presented.

Teachers and parents, don't miss this art resource for your kids! The author has done a wonderful job of compiling a variety of activities using a variety of materials, at a range of skill levels. I have completed a few of these projects with students aged 6-16, and they have turned out great. The materials are easily obtained, the projects generally uncomplicated, and the instructions clearly illustrated and easy to follow.

Projects include designs and pictures made with paint, glue, string, sand, cut-out paper shapes, markers, foil, beans, macaroni, glitter, plants, fabric. Techniques include drawing, experimenting with shape, line, texture and color, contrasting shapes and colors, stamping, splatter and spin, weaving, shadowboxes, 3-D sculptures of various materials, crayon resist, sponge painting. Not only can all these projects keep your kids being creative, they really turn out attractive. I have several art books for children by this same publisher and they are all excellent.

Fabulous and fantastic!!! I teach K-8 at a Catholic school and this book is an invaluable resource. The projects are incredibly fun and easy to understand ( with step-by-step instructions and illustrations also rated with a level for different ages and abilites) and at the same time very educational in teaching color, design, and texture.

By far, the best study Bible I've seen. Matthew Henry is a very wise man and is able to present scripture in ways that anyone can understand. Amazing!

Matthew Henry's commentary brings to life the basic and not so basic truths found in this sacred book. He also offers introductions and themes for each book. Written in the poetry of the old English(KJV), the historical stories we have come to love come to life. This is a great text for the "baby" christain and the adult as well.

The Matthew Henry Study Bible is an excellent integration of the well-known and long-uitlized Matthew Henry Commentary of the Whole Bible. Every idea is explained so very well. I have used this Bible for personal Bible Study, for preparing sermons, and now that I am working with Yokefellows Prison Ministry, this Bible has been a great help in answering the many, thought-provoking questions the inmates ask. I have used several other study Bibles that I probably should not name here. But not one of them comes close to being as helpful and as comprehensive as the Matthew Henry Study Bible.

I have the entire MH 6 vol commentary. I suggest you get the 6 vol set because the MH bible contains just a concise version of it. It's excellent for devotional. If you are looking for serious study material you will not find it here. The concordance is just a few pages it's of no value what so ever. I strongly recommend it for believers who are desiring a deeper spiritual walk.

I have enjoyed this bible very much. highly recommend. it was written when religion acutally meant something and people cared and loved each other and worshipped Jesus Christ, not because they had to,but because they understood the gospel and the beauty of it.
Matthew has written superb commentar which is a joy to read
and really helps open the scriptures.

We have in our midst a combination Kin Hubbard, Will Rogers, and Andy Rooney. I have just finished reading LEAVES FOR THE RAKING by Hank Swain of Brown County, Indiana. It is a gem of a book about some real characters and some not so real, but very likely. His combination of humor and philosophy with unexpected punchlines makes this one of those books you don't want to put down, but neither do you want it to end. I'm anxiously awaiting his next book.

Don't try to categorize "LEAVES FOR THE RAKING" by Henry Swain. It is many-faceted: rural life in the 30's, the building of character from Quaker roots, post-WWII homesteading in southern Indiana, wise epigrams, tongue-in-cheek tales of wily Hoosiers, and the challenges & delights of residing in a small community of artists, craftsmen and retired folk -- some 'native' -- some 'imported.' My favorite stories are 'Thanksgiving 1935,' 'Truck Policy' and 'The Scuprats of Salt Creek.'

Chapter headings are enhanced with handsome scratchboard drawings by another young-at-heart resident, Harlan Scheffler. The author's granddaughter, Tess Kean, designed the very attractive covers which bind the whole and picture the author philosophizing as he takes a break from raking his Brown County lawn.

There is a wryness in Swain's prose which is reminiscent of Robert Frost. The author's philosophy is close to that of Henry David Thoreau who is remembered for living in the woods. The book contains memoirs, 'entertainments' and even the poetry of 'Haying.' It is published by *1st Books Library* of Bloomington IN. The publisher also offers this title in electronic format.

Your SECOND COPY will rest handsomely & provocatively on the bedside table of your guest room while you enjoy rereading parts from your own book. And enjoy -- you will !!

Reminding us of an interesting past, Henry also shows us a way to make the future a better "place" for all of us to live. This comes from words of wisdom about life. Worth reading by anyone who is interested in either past or future.

"ITS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE
IF YOU CAN STAND IT."

Anthony G. Hendricks

LEAVES for the raking,
By Henry Swain.
1st Books 146 pp.

Henry Swain planted himself in the forested hills of Brown County with his wife in 1947. He's a retired builder, a pacifist Quaker, a cracker barrel philosopher, a humorist, an observer of the seasons and his neighbors. In the autumn of his life, Henry Swain has collected some "leaves of his imagination" comprised of essays, poems, and witticisms. For example: The worst thing about growing old is there is not much future in it.
The first essay "Aspirations" communicates the intentions of Henry Swain. His class laughed at him when he said he wanted to be a philosopher.
In high school I daydreamed of finding a girl to love who would become my life companion. We would live a peaceful life in a place of natural beauty somewhere on the edge of things..... There we would have a family that would grow up along with us among the trees.
Five daughters and 55 years of marriage to wife and place, proves a dream lived to fruition.
Raised as a pacifist, the author had his nonviolent beliefs tested early in life. Today his comments have a striking relevance. In the essay "December 7, 1940," he sketches the time he spent as a Conscientious Objector in work camps during World War II. Near the end of this essay the philosopher speaks.
War becomes a bad habit... The CO position regarding war is often said to be idealistic and impractical. If war is a practical solution to human conflict, why do we repeat it so often?
Henry built the road they live on and his wife named it, Less Traveled Road. The naming of the road refers to Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken." The name demonstrates the connection and influence one generation of writers and poets may have on succeeding generations.
In "Daffodils," the author quotes Wordsworth's poem. In spring, clusters of daffodils mark abandoned homesteads. The author muses that these living legacies represent, "Love, Beauty, and Hope." And that the woman of the house had been the one to order the seeds in winter for planting in the spring.
The author's sense of humor is displayed in "Trouble In Paradise," where he discusses a few of the pests like, Chiggers, Ticks, and Noseeums. On the subject of snakes he says, "I don't know why some people dislike snakes. I don't even know why I do. I generally leave them alone except when I find them in the house. It then becomes a territorial matter."
In "The Barber Shop," I can feel the straight razor on the back of my neck as the barber finishes. This barber always said to the author, "Don't get to killing sheep." An old farm saying, that means be careful of the company you keep. In Chapter 3, "It Could Have Happened" are tall tales of Brown County. Some center around the incredible power of the native mud. There's "The Scuprats of Salt Creek" a local legendary critter that used local sandstone in bridge abutments to sharpen it's teeth. In the "Shook Rick" the newly arrived city slicker learns about Brown County time, gets a strange lesson in logic, and learns the difference between a normal rick of wood and a "shook rick."
Many essays are written tongue in cheek, while some work as a well told joke. I laughed at the conclusion of "Mail Order Bride." Did you ever wonder why the grading scale goes, A, B, C, D, skips E and goes right to F? The author has thought mightily on the subject. In "Our Strange Language," he contemplates and elucidates upon... our so called native tongue... "It is fortunate that I was brought up in a country where English is spoken; otherwise I am not sure I would ever have learned the language." In the "Clover Effect," he uses the analogy of a four leaf clover to promote tolerance in different sexual lifestyles. About politics, he writes, "Elections always seem to bring out the worst in candidates."
Chapter Five, The Seasons of Change, Henry Swain, 83, lies on his back in fall's leaves to contemplate the beckoning end of his years. These essays convey an enduring sense of life going on. He comments on the need to simplify since: "There's a relationship between time and things. Both can be disposed of, but only things require purchase." Henry muses on "A Century of Change," "... if we are unable to create a better understanding between nations, the next 100 years may decide the fate of humankind."
Henry discusses smells as memory, and the natural universal rhythms of life. He muses about life after death in "Is That All There Is?" and in "The Walk" he dreams about his life -- and we learn that he's enjoyed most of it and is in no hurry to journey on. In the "Circle of Friends" when two old twin oaks die, the ones he thought of as a married couple, he notices they've left a circle. Around the perimeter of that circle are their sapling offspring.
He closes by comparing his life to a book. "If, however, my earthly death does not represent a chapter of a continuing story, but the whole book, I hope I have left a book worth reading." He's included poetry, witticism and essays in this book. The essays draw the reader in, as if sitting down with an old friend to jaw, make wise cracks, and discuss life. Only his loved ones may evaluate the whole book of his life, but those parts he shares with us in Leaves For the Raking certainly rank as worth reading.

Anthony G. Hendricks is the author of two books, a satiric protest, Democracy Bushwhacked, Election 2000, Florida Theater of the Absurd, and a collection of poetry and prose, A Journey In The Human Dilemma, Living A Koan. Both available @www.amazon.com

Mr. Swain spoke of wanting to become a philosopher. As far as I can tell he surely has become one. I so enjoyed his book and had too many favorite essays or stories to choose a favorite. I hope many, many people will be intelligent enough to buy his book.

This is a very readable children's book about bats. It helps to dispel some of those nasty myths about our only flying mammal that seem to persist. I use this book as part of my unit on bats that I teach in my second grade classroom. A twin text that I also use is Stellaluna. Pairing fiction and nonfiction works very well with young children. Zipping... is very informative and a very good resource for exposing children to needed symbiosis of man and nature. I will be building a bat house with ny students as a follow up. Think about this book the next time you find yourself swatting at a pesky mosquito.

Got it for my older brother (wont say how old):)000 We both enjoyed it, learned a lot. Got it to get free shipping well worth it. When ever my brother gets tried of the book he'll give it to someone who needs to learn just how important Bats are!!!

This book was about bats like the flying fox and vampire. It taught me all about different kinds of books. I recommend it.

I love this book and so do my 5 year old son and 7 year old daughter. It is filled with great pictures of bats and all kinds of bat facts. It lets you know that bats are nothing to fear and even shows you how to make a bat house in the back of the book. Did you know that bats are the only flying animals that nurse their young? Bat "pups" hang together in large groups called nurseries and each mother returns at least twice during the night to feed her little pup. Did you know that there is a bat in Australia that has a six foot wing span? I didn't until I read this book...don't worry they eat fruit! I liked bats before...now I like them even more.

Have you ever wanted to learn about bats? Well, I did. So after reading Anne Earle's fabulous book, Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, I learned that bats are innocuous, useful and interesting mammals. Let me tell you what I have assimilated.
Bats are considered nefarious by many people but they are actually very timid and friendly. Bats are also considered good luck in China. Many emperors like to have illustrations of bats on their possessions in order to bring them serendipity. Some kids in Midfield, Alabama even formed a club called B.A.T. which is an acronym for Bats Are Terrific. The purpose of the club is to inform people how harmless and useful bats are to people.
Speaking of usefulness, let me illustrate how bats are helpful to humans. Since bats are insectivores (eat only insects), they prey on bugs that bother humans like the menacing mosquito. Bats at Bracken Cave, near San Antonio, Texas, eat approximately 500,000 lbs. of insects a night! That is equal to 250 tons!! That is useful because those insects could have obliterated farmers' crops and people's plants. Also, bats help humans by pollinating flowers and allowing the fruit to grow.
Bats are interesting too! Most bats use echolocation. This is when the bat finds the location of an object or prey by sending out sound waves and listening for the echo. There is at least one bat that does not use echolocation. It is the California Leaf-nosed bat. This bat listens for the insect's footsteps or wing beats to find its meal. Another interesting detail about bats is that they are expert fliers. These mammals also use their wings to catch a scrumptious refection. The prey gets caught in the bat's wing membrane and the bat flips it onto its stomach and then gobbles it up. Next, bats hang upside down in caves, under viaducts, and some attics. They use their talons to get a grip of the ceiling. While hanging upside down, they may choose to sleep or groom themselves. Bats keep themselves as clean as cats by using their tongues to keep themselves immaculate. The last interesting detail that you may want to know is that some spelunkers accidentally kill bats by waking them during their hibernation. When the cave explores wake up the bats, the bats have to use a copious amount of fat to find a new resting spot. Now they won't have enough stored up food (or fat) to make it until spring.
Now that you have read my report about Anne Earle's fabulous book, Zipping, Zapping, Zooming Bats, I hope you have learned that bats are innocuous, useful and interesting.

"Lethal Medicine, The Epidemic Of Medical Malpractice In America" by Harvey F. Wachsman, M.D., J. D., Henry Holt & Company, Inc. NY, 1993

In engineering, there are various comments that masquerade under the name, "Murphy's Law". I think the original version stated, "If someone can put it on backwards, they will". However, all the different variations metamorphosed into something like:
"If something can go wrong, it will! And, at the worst possible time".
I was surprised that Murphy's Law also applies to the practice of medicine. Dr. Wachsman gives many different examples, and, I think, shows how arrogant some doctors can be.

As an Historian, I was particularly interested in pages 32-33, where Dr. Wachsman describes "Erb's Palsy". This palsy is a "...deformity of the arm, shoulder and hand area..." making "...the arm appear ...twisted and shriveled". The author goes on to say that Erb's Palsy is caused when "...the brachial plexus nerves in the neck and shoulder area are damaged during delivery ..." of the baby. One of the most famous victims of Erb's Palsy was Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II, who always attempted to hide his crippled left arm. Did this physical defect make Kaiser Wilhelm more aggressive than his cousins, the King of England and the Tsar of Russia? And help to cause World War I? Since Erb's Palsy can only be caused by damage in child birth, I wonder if this case of malpractice holds the record for being the most expensive in history?

Harvey Wachsman writes this book in order to serve and protect society as well as to inform readers of the dangers of receiving medical care in today's society. He organizes the text by topic in order to give readers an in depth look at the different areas pertaining to the United States' current medical malpractice problem. Waschman is certainly qualified to assert his opinions on the issue of negligent physicians in light of the fact that he served as both a chief of neurosurgery in a hospital and as an attorney, specializing in medical malpractice litigation. The book's strenghts lie in its real-life accounts and the author's well-researched advise. I was fortunate enough to stumble upon this book while researching a project in my Composition class at Oklahoma State University. The text proved to be extremely beneficial in my research. It also encouraged me to continue in my pursuit of medicine and perhaps, at some point, help redeem the practice of medicine.

Terse, well written, an absolute gem of a book. This book by Dr. Wachsman demonstrates why you absolutely need someone by your side 24 hours if you are in hospital. We need a web site to rate doctors. Maybe I will start one.

WOW not only did doctor harvey create a real page turner he also motivated me to excel in my future career of gynocolgy. his words touched my soul as he delved into such dangers as heart surgery, anal fissures, bone marrow transplats, vaginal discharge, rectal leakage, and dental malpractice. read this book for an adventure into the daily life of my hero, dr. harvey.

Harvey Wacshman portrays the beuty of childhood love-man realationships with poetic vigor. Each chapter permeates my soul like no other malpractivce lawyer. If reading about various feline habits tickles your fancy, then grab some hot coco and curl up along sid ethe hearth of a warm fire and grab this book!

It's an excellent anthology. Here are some of the writers, playwrights, authors, and others who have contributed to this text.

Aesop; Matthew Arnold;
Anne Bradstreet; Aphra Behn; William Blake; Robert Burns; Lord Byron; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Robert Browning; Robert Bridges;
Thomas Campion; Richard Crashaw; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Lewis Carroll;
Michael Drayton; John Donne; John Dryden; Emily Dickinson;
Anne Finch;
Thomas Gray;
Robert Herrick; George Herbert; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Frances E.W. Harper; Thomas Hardy;
Henrik Ibsen;
Ben Jonson;
Henry King; John Keats;
Richard Lovelace;
Christopher Marlowe; John Milton; Andrew Marvell; Moliere;
Thomas Nashe;
Katherine Phillips; Alexander Pope; Edgar Allan Poe;
Sir Walter Raleigh; Christina Rossetti;
Sophocles; Saint Luke; Edmund Spenser; Sir Philip Sidney; William Shakespeare; Jonathan Swift; Percy Shelley;
Edward Taylor; Lord Alfred Tennyson; Mark Twain;
Sir Thomas Wyatt; Edmyund Waller; Phyllis Wheatley; William Wordsworth; Cornelius Whur; Walt Whitman;

Obviously I purchased this for class, but unlike some textbooks which can be boring this one was really great. It's more of a collection of plays, stories, poems, etc. than a "literature is blah, blah, blah". It's also very informative, some of the english books I've had for other classes have been really boring or they've cut some of the authors work short. This one gives you so much that I'd really call it more of a book of collected works than a textbook.

It's also broken into sections like Fiction, Poems, which makes it easy to navigate through and the sections are further broken into chapters such as theme, setting, etc. with works that correspond, so you really get a good example of what each chapter is talking about.

One negative though would be the size, it's really big but with all that's included I guess it only makes sense that it would be that massive.

All in all it was a great purchase plus I think I bought it from someone on Amazon for a $1 (for a hardcover!) so it was also a good buy. My suggestion would be that more English professosrs should use it or for anyone who just wants to be informed literally, this is a really good book.

Used for my college English II class, this text presents many literary ideas which could be useful for fully learning the many apsects of english.

There is an adjunct video course also usually taught in conjunction with this text, and its available for free on demand online at learner dot org.

I've kept this text for the many stories and usefull English info. Worth having.

This is not a review. I am searching for a teacher's manual for this book. Is there one?

This book has a companion video series called Literary Visions. That series alsoo includes a study guide. I would highly recommend it.

This book is a really cute cowboy take-off on the old Little Red Riding Hood story. It is appropriate for 3 through 8 year olds. They would enjoy reading and comparing both stories.

This book entertains in an olde, but new fashioned manner.
It is a wonderful take-off of the Big bad wolf theme, and my granddaughter loved the cowgirl twist to it.

An American Southwest setting for the classic "Little Red Riding Hood" tale. Red's cowboy hat replaces Red's hood and the rest is literary history. Great illustrations of the Southwest and a right-on grandma from strong American pioneer stock: "That yellow-bellied, snake-blooded, skunk-eyed, rancid son of a parallelogram! . . . This time he picked the wrong grandma".

This book is WONDERFUL! I like it a lot because it made us laugh! It had good pictures and they made us feel happy. It is a good book. "This book reminded me of when I went to a farm," Yasmin said. We want other kids to read this book because they will like it too.

Far from the thoughtless, shrinking-violet waif-girl of older European tales, the red-headed, red-hatted Little Red of this fairy tale is a rootin' tootin' pre-feminist with a pistol for a granny. Our young cowgirl recognizes the Big Bad Wolf for the baddie he is but she was taught, in proper Texas tradition, to be polite to strangers....Granny and Little Red outsmart ol' Big Bad and hang out afterward to chew the fat about how girls can look after themselves. Hilariously illustrated and with authentic Wild West language, this tall tale will steal your heart!

A wonderful way to relax over a rainy weekend. If you've been to London, it will take you back. If you haven't, the tape will prepare you for when you do go. Powell livens up the tour with interesting, amusing, and startling facts and anecdotes. The contemporary and historical information, the accents, the readers, the mood - all make for a quick trip to the U.K. in one little box. Very much enjoyed it.

Great book. Tours are easy to follow and take you into some really great parts of London that even locals don't know. I got to school our host on Aldephi.

Having read London by Rutherfurd made the tours even better.

The huge and bustling metropolis of London does not reveal itself to the casual visitor. To discover its hidden wonders, you must investigate streets and alleyways on foot. Now with the LONDONWALKS auido guide, visitors to London can put on earphones and slip a LONDONWALKS tape into their portable cassette recorder and start walking, while they listen to the history, scandal, and intrigue of one of the most magnificent cities of Europe. Each of the four audio walking tours in this two-cassette package takes about two hours, or as long as a morning or aternoon. They are narrated by the English actress Jean Marsh.

Self-directed (and very explicit in terms of getting you around) this book is a wonderful find. If I want to re-think all the great times my friend and I had trekking through districts/neighborhoods, I don't go look at my photos... I grab this book. The gentleman who wrote it (at the time we visited) also led guided tours of the areas described in the book ..20 pounds! Do it yourself for the price of the book. Funny, informative, and definitely worth the bucks.

We also bought the New York Walks (Manhattan) and found it equally informative, although written by a bunch of people from the NY "Y". Hester Street, Lower East Side, Upper East Side, etc., etc. GREAT.

LONDONWALKS Audio tours was the high point of our quick trip to London last month. We did two of the four walks and now we must return to do the rest. We will be looking for more Sound Travel Audio Guides. What a great idea!

Good age group for this book is probably 4ish to 8ish. I have kids that are six and seven and they both get a kick out of the book. Makes a nice gift.

Louella Mae is a lyrical adventure for young and old alike. A fun read

I have read this book aloud numerous times at toddler and preschool storytimes and it has been a hit each time. The text lends itself well to a loud southern accent and expansive gestures plus there is a delightful "surprise" ending for the kids. It doesn't disappoint!

Well, another discovered hit for my 5 year old daughter and me. She enjoyed finishing the clever rhyming as the characters looked for Louella Mae and much to our glee, the ending was not what we expected...Yahoo!

I am a grandmother of sixteen grandchildren,eight boys and eight girls ranging in age from newborn to ten years. I just completed a two month journey through twenty two states reading Louella May She Run Away to my grandchildren, their parents and to their young friends. From the East Coast, through the South, the Mid-West and across North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and home to California, this story was a huge success. I watched young and old alike fall into the rythum of this tale and cry out the rhyming words as the pages turned, hoping they had said the right word. They found the illustrations to be eye catching and in harmony with the search for Louella May. The story brought laughter and also a happy surprise at the ending. The story has it's own spacial place in our family and will join other favorites, such as Dr.Seuss books, The Bernstien Bears, Beatrix Potter's books or Charlotes Web and the Wizard of Oz.