"Once upon a time there was dark, dark moor. On the moor there was a dark, dark wood. In the wood there was a dark, dark house". Young listeners will be kept on the edge of their seats as the journey continues up dark stairways through hidden passages, around sharp corners and behind windblown curtains. "A splendid choice for group story time".--School Library Journal. American Bookseller Pick-of-the Lists. Full-color illustrations.
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Ruth Brown is the creator of some of Britain’s best loved children’s books. She has created a great many picture books and is highly respected as an author and illustrator. She is married to artist Ken Brown and they have two sons.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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A dark dark tale is not so dark...,
This review is from: A Dark, Dark Tale (Picture Puffins) (Mass Market Paperback)
What a surprise--and disappointment--to see the cover of this book in green instead of brown as my copy is!! Green makes the book look like spring and fun. Back to my brown picture with a castle in the background in fog and mist and browns! A real invitation to a scary experience just as Ruth Brown, the author/illustrator intends!Even the title page has cobwebs and mushrooms and spiders and a tiny, little mouse caught up in the browns of the book. So we begin: "Once upon a time there was a dark, dark moor." The browns and grays and strip of purples and touch of yellow show a desolate moor. Oh, wait, not so desolate! What do I see in the blowing, dark grasses? Hide, little rabbits and mice, here comes the owl looking for you! Look, in the distance! What is that? A dark dark wood? "On the moor there was a dark, dark wood." How many creatures can you find hiding there? Way up on the hill is a dark, dark castle. Look carefully, there's the black cat we saw on the cover. He has taken us to a dark, dark door. Inside in the dark, dark hall there are gargoyles and cobwebs and shadows and that black cat. As the cat takes the reader deeper and deeper into the darkness of the great house, things get scarier and scarier. How the story ends sometimes makes children laugh, sometimes annoyed, but never scared! That's all I will say! This book is a wonderful Halloween treat because it has such an unexpected ending! A must for all library collections!
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Great Book for Kid's Imagination,
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This review is from: A Dark Dark Tale (Sf275c) (Paperback)
This story is great for toddlers. I first checked it out at the library when my son was 2 and a half. He loved it and wanted me to read it over and over. I ended up buying the book since we had to check it out so much! The journey of a black cat builds on a mystery of what is going to happen at the end of the story. It's a perfect gift to give to young children. Enjoy it - we still do!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Once upon a time, there was a dark, dark moor...,
By Kellie (Sulphur, LA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Dark, Dark Tale (Paperback)
This "Dark Dark Tale" by Ruth Brown is simple, short and sports a gothic flair. The illustrations (also by Brown) are nothing short of brilliant. Brown the artist captures the fog, shadows and light of her own dark dark little world. Perfect for preschoolers (my two year old loves it and always anticipates the ending), it holds their attention (there can't be more than 120 words in the entire book) with the repetative prose that children love. Perfect for lovers of children literature and childrens illustrations as well (which is what drew me to the book in the first place). We love it and read it daily.
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On the moor there was a dark, dark wood. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
On the moor there was a dark, dark wood. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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