Bea and Mr. Jones [Hardcover]

Amy Schwartz (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Bea Jones is bored with kindergarten. Really bored. Her dad is fed up with being stuck in an office. Really, really fed up. So Bea and Mr. Jones decide to change places. Neither kindergarten nor the office will ever be the same.

    

Originally published in 1982, Bea and Mr. Jones, Amy Schwartz’s unforgettable debut picture book, was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year and a Reading Rainbow selection. Now back with a fresh design, this charming favorite will inspire a new generation of children to see everyday life in a whole new light.

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About the Author

AMY SCHWARTZ has written and illustrated many popular, award-winning books for children. She lives with her husband and son in Brooklyn, New York.

 

 

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152058117
• ISBN-13: 978-0152058111
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 9.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #907,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars silly and improbable, May 2, 2005

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Catherine Hallberg "(Kate)" (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bea and Mr. Jones (Reading Rainbow Book) (Paperback)

Bea is a very ambitious kindergartener bored by the silly games she has to play with the other 5 and 6 year olds. Mr. Jones is an advertising executive stressed by his job and his commute who dislikes his boss's sense of humor. One morning Mr. Jones suggest they switch places- a plan that is perfect for each of them. Bea loves being an executive, riding the train, entertaining over lunch and loves the boss's sense of humor. Mr. Jones is a whiz at color identification, enjoys turning cartwheels and quickly becomes the kindergarten teacher's pet. After several days of switching, they see no reason to return to the old way of doing things.

I love the illustrations as well as the very tongue in cheek text. The drawings are finely wrought in pencil with great detail and texturing- my son spends time wondering how she could do so much variation with so little. There a few books with only black and white drawings so this one is fantastic for inspiring aspiring artists.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Personality and plums, December 28, 2001

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L. W. Blake (Making Nice With My Col-Erase Pencils) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bea and Mr. Jones (Reading Rainbow Book) (Paperback)

I have the fortune of working with Amy Schwartz and was absolutely DELIGHTED to learn that she was the brain behind this particular book. I remember seeing it for the first time on Reading Rainbow as a kid and loved it. It's a humorous look at the age-old gripe between adults and kids: children who want to be grown up and grown ups who want to stay children. Well written and with simple art that is reminiscent of early American black-and-white engravings, BEA AND MR. JONES is a sweet story that should be read by every kid, young and old.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is excellent., December 29, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Bea and Mr. Jones (Reading Rainbow Book) (Paperback)

I think this book is a fun kid's book.It is well expressed like many of the other books Amy Schwartz has written.It is a fun short book. My favorite charecter is Bea. This book is about Bea and her father Mr. Jones. They don't like what they do so they switch jobs.