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HE WHO IS GREEDY IS ALWAYS IN WANT
http://www.examiner.com/children-s-books-in-national/he-who-is-greedy-is-always-want-review
May 11th, 2011 12:11 pm ET .
Lori Calabrese Children's Books Examiner.
Fables and fairy tales never grow old when it comes to children's
literature, which is why The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale by
Lucine Kasbarian is a wonderful addition to any young reader's library.
Once there was and was not a sparrow who caught a thorn in his foot.
He flies until he spots a woman baking bread and asks if the baker will
pull the thorn from his foot. The baker obliges, but soon the sparrow
returns asking for the thorn back. The baker has thrown it in the
oven, so the sparrow threatens the baker to either return the thorn
or give the sparrow some bread. The baker sees no sense in arguing
and gives the sparrow some bread. From there, the sparrow swindles
a shepherd tending his sheep, a bride and groom, and a minstrel,
but in the end, all the sparrow ends up with is a thorn in his foot,
where he had began.
This is a fascinating tale, sure to have you turning page after page
to see what kind of trouble the sparrow is going to get into next
and the colorful illustrations add to the tale, making you feel as
though you're right in Armenia. Greed can get the better of anyone,
which is why the message that a man~Rs life does not consist in the
abundance of his possessions is a great reminder.
Additional Information: Reading level: Ages 4-8 School & Library
Binding: 32 pages Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb (April 2011)
ISBN-10: 0761458212 ISBN-13: 978-0761458210 Source of review copy:
Author
http://www.examiner.com/children-s-books-in-national/he-who-is-greedy-is-always-want-review
May 11th, 2011 12:11 pm ET .
Lori Calabrese Children's Books Examiner.
Fables and fairy tales never grow old when it comes to children's
literature, which is why The Greedy Sparrow: An Armenian Tale by
Lucine Kasbarian is a wonderful addition to any young reader's library.
Once there was and was not a sparrow who caught a thorn in his foot.
He flies until he spots a woman baking bread and asks if the baker will
pull the thorn from his foot. The baker obliges, but soon the sparrow
returns asking for the thorn back. The baker has thrown it in the
oven, so the sparrow threatens the baker to either return the thorn
or give the sparrow some bread. The baker sees no sense in arguing
and gives the sparrow some bread. From there, the sparrow swindles
a shepherd tending his sheep, a bride and groom, and a minstrel,
but in the end, all the sparrow ends up with is a thorn in his foot,
where he had began.
This is a fascinating tale, sure to have you turning page after page
to see what kind of trouble the sparrow is going to get into next
and the colorful illustrations add to the tale, making you feel as
though you're right in Armenia. Greed can get the better of anyone,
which is why the message that a man~Rs life does not consist in the
abundance of his possessions is a great reminder.
Additional Information: Reading level: Ages 4-8 School & Library
Binding: 32 pages Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Corp/Ccb (April 2011)
ISBN-10: 0761458212 ISBN-13: 978-0761458210 Source of review copy:
Author