In the Attic [Paperback]

Hiawyn Oram (Author), Satoshi Kitamura (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 15, 1988 | Age Level: 4 and up

Climbing up the rickety ladder of his toy fire truck, a young boy emerges into a marvelous secret world in the attic of his house. Anything may happen, he discovers, as he explores this new world. He finds an old flying machine and sails through the air above mysterious cities. He stops to help a friendly spider weave its web, and in an open field bathed in moonlight, he meets a talking tiger. Your readers will recognize this imaginary realm, where a child can open windows to other worlds and anything is possible.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With the ladder on a toy fire truck pointing the way, a young boy takes an imaginative climb into an attic of infinite possibilities. Ages 5-8.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 3 Children will relate to this delightful tale of a young boy, who, bored with his toys, uses his imagination to climb his toy fire truck ladder into an imaginary attic. He finds a family of mice full of activity, a spider weaving an intricate web, a flying machine to sail through the world and a friendly tiger with great conversation. Since imaginary games cannot go on forever, he climbs down his ladder and returns home to dinner. Kitamura's colorful watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations are large enough for enjoyable storytelling, yet brimming with imaginative detail for hours of individual pleasure. A fine picture book that shows the value of imagination in children. Peggy Forehand, Chesapeake Headquarters Library, Va.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) (January 15, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805007806
• ISBN-13: 978-0805007800
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.8 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,318,850 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ENTER A WHOLE NEW WORLD, June 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Attic (Paperback)

"In The Attic" is a wonderful invitation into the world of imagination! A small boy climbs a toy ladder into the attic to play, to discover, to dream. The illustrations invite the reader/listener to become part of the fantasy while also inspiring ideas and questions for discussion. Many possibilities for literature extension activities and creative play. Appropriate for school-aged children as well as preschoolers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Imaginations soar, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Attic (Paperback)

"In the Attic" is a great children's book featuring the wonders of a child's imagination. We have used this book in a family literacy project at our local public library and the parents love it too. This is a great book to teach readers to pay close attention to the details in a book's illustrations.

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, August 1, 2010

By 

Ulyyf "Connie" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Attic (Paperback)

To tell the truth, I'm not sure what I think about this book.

The message - imagination keeps you from being bored - is a good one, and the story is interesting, and the artwork is just fine, but for some reason it's not adding up in my head as a keeper book. I might pass this off to my nieces' school.