Donald and the... [Hardcover]

Peter F. Neumeyer (Author), Edward Gorey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2004 | Grade Level: P and up

Each of Donald's experiences features a unique final twist, perhaps none more memorable than what happens in "Donald and the to a little white worm that Donald finds and is allowed to keep in a jar. In this book, in print for the first time since 1969, Gorey's arch illustrations complement a wry tale that readers of all ages will find infectious.

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About the Author

Peter F. Neumeyer is the author of many books for children and adults and a regular book reviewer for The Boston Globe and other publications. Edward Gorey illustrated nearly 100 books from 1953 until his death in 2000.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; As. edition (March 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810948362
• ISBN-13: 978-0810948365
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,051,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It pays to look in the trash bin., May 1, 2006

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Mylz (NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Donald and the... (Hardcover)

Donald may be small and may be a captive of his inactive, affluent household, but he knows how to take pleasure in the little things. What he finds in the bottom of his upper-crust garbage can fills him with hope and the promise of something he can look forward to each day.

This tiny treasure is for all hominids young and old, single and divorced, sane and insane, smokers and non-smokers, and for all others who refuse to be labeled.

Again, Peter Neumeyer and Edward Gorey prove that plain text and black & white illustrations can be every bit as delightful as the complex and the colorful.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Weird, November 1, 2010

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Enslowe (Concord, NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Donald and the... (Hardcover)

This is an unabashedly weird book for children from 1969, and I doubt it would be back in print were it not for the illustrations by the late great Edward Gorey. I do not consider most of Gorey's work to be meant for children, so this one may be more interesting to his adult fans and collectors. It tells the story (not authored by Gorey but hand-lettered in his inimitable style) of a boy who looks in a trash can and finds a "white worm." He takes it home in a jar, feeds it greens, is absent from it for a few days due to an illness and goes back to find it has turned into... not a butterfly, but a housefly, featuring closeups of its odd wings, legs, mouth, and eyes. And that's the story. All in all it is vaguely unpleasant, though I suppose in some it may evoke a sense of wonder, in others a sense of twisted humor. Offbeat, certainly, but not really a first choice picture book for most children, and not as entertaining (or language rich) for Gorey fans as the many other, more delightfully odd, books that he authored himself.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars WARNING: NO COLOR, February 2, 2010

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Lazarus' mom (Unionville, IN) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Donald and the... (Hardcover)

I am unable to differentiate between gradients of black and white. As such, the pages of this book were just gray sheets. However, I am told that it is a very clever book by my friends who are not mono-chromatically impaired. I have thought about asking someone to color it for me but have been too embarrassed so far.