Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One (Picture Puffins)

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EDITORIAL REVIEW

Penelope and her Aunt Isabel make up an exciting bedtime story about the adventures of Prince Augustus and Lady Penelope.

PRODUCT DETAILS

Publisher: Puffin
Pub. Date: 1st August 1994
Catalog: Book
Media: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 32
Ean: 9780140505344
Isbn: 0140505342

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USER REVIEWS

Great for teaching story writing!
~ Written on Apr 10, 2009. out of users found this review helpful.

This is a great book for middle elementary students. It does a great job of teaching the important elements of narrative fiction. Cute, too!

Great story
~ Written on Mar 8, 2007. out of users found this review helpful.

What a wonderful way to introduce creative writing for children. This book is both interesting and informative--definitely something for your collection.

entertaining way to tell what good stories consist of
~ Written on Dec 19, 2006. 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.

This book is great for teaching story elements. I always start out the year (when we are teaching narratives) reading this book. I talk about all the parts, and we discuss what makes a really good story. It really motivates the students to write and do it correctly. I allow the student to create their own story step-by-step as I read the book back to them a second time around. They love it!

Even adult writers will enjoy this book!
~ Written on Mar 12, 2004. 5 out of 5 users found this review helpful.

Several years ago I got this book from our public library to read to our two small children and two others we were babysitting at the time. I don't know whether the children or I enjoyed it more, but later when I went back to borrow the library's copy again, I was disappointed to find it no longer available.

A month or so later, the children and I were invited to visit another home-based daycare in our neighbourhood for the afternoon--the "library lady" was coming for an hour of stories and games. At the end of the visit, she pulled out a stack of discarded picture books and said she was going to give them to the daycare moms, as the library no longer needed them.

"Thank you," I said, "but I'd better not take any--our family already has a lot of books." I suggested that the other mother keep all of them. However, as we walked toward the door I suddenly spotted "Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One" in the pile. I walked back, pointed, and said, "Well actually...can we have THAT one?" Thus we ended up with a copy of our own.

This book would be excellent for teaching ANYONE how to create a story. I'd never seen the process explained so clearly, so concisely, and so humourously. When I write my first book, I'll probably get "Aunt Isabel" out and use her for a template.

Adorable book for teaching how to write/tell stories
~ Written on Apr 10, 2003. 7 out of 7 users found this review helpful.

My boys are 3 yrs old and too young to create stories, but they still love the storyline and illustrations of the book itself. The book is wonderful for preschoolers since it uses animals for the characters and the wording is perfect for reading aloud. It's full of adventure and the "scary" parts are downplayed by the whimsical illustrations.

For older children who are developing their writing talents, this would be an great way to "explain" the characteristics of "a good story" as requested by Penelope. Throughout the book, Aunt Isabel adds various "ingredients" essential for a good story. She starts with a WHEN and WHERE, adding a hint of scariness and cheerfullness in the adventure. Her details of the characters allow us to be part of the story. The conversation of the main characters leads to ROMANCE, but "too much niceness is dull" so they add a PROBLEM. A little DANGER is also "good for a story". Of course the heroine has creative ways of getting them out of danger and things work out in the end. "It's the HAPPY ENDING every good story should have", according to Aunt Isabel. And best of all, Aunt Isabel leaves the ending open for more adventures, because now, it's time for bed.

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