Fun is a Feeling [Hardcover]

Chara M. Curtis (Author), Cynthia Aldrich (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Find your fun! "Fun isn't something or somewhere or who. It's a feeling of joy that lives inside of you."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Illumination Arts Publishing Company; Revised edition (May 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935699139
• ISBN-13: 978-0935699135
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #578,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since her Minnesota school days, Chara Curtis has immersed herself in reading books of all kinds and creative writing. After working in advertising and music publishing in Chicago and Nashville, she moved to the Pacific Northwest, where she lives in a neighborhood occupied by dogs, cats, deer, raccoons, squirrels, birds, earthworms and snails, as well as a number of gentle people. In 1997, Chara and illustrator Rebecca Hyland received the Washington State Governor's Writers Award for their book, NO ONE WALKS ON MY FATHER'S MOON.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Is A Feeling, July 16, 2002

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Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fun is a Feeling (Hardcover)

...Savor that smile as it slips onto your face and let the merriment begin with this refreshing and insightful narrative about the feelings of a child. This book is both adorable and wise, and it teaches children to look at everything and every situation in a different way. Fun Is A Feeling tells us that fun is where we find it and shows us how to look for it; however, it also reminds us that sometimes we have to put that fun there.

Inside this book, children will discover things that will delight their imagination and wisdom that can only come from within. Fantasy and whimsy permeate, fill, and overflow these pages. That isn't simply a sprinkle of rain pitter-pattering on the upturned faces of children! Who would settle for rain when it can be turned into tiny little kisses - from raindrops that were looking just for them? And what about that bug that lands on their nose? Isn't it there just to give them a hug?

Stardust sparkles and swirls from page to page, sweeping us along with pure joy. Trees stretch their arms wide to let the smiles of children sail through their branches and tickle their leaves. The clear blue waters of a stream giggle their way through a forest glade, while colorful little fish leap as high as they can to peek out at the glorious scenery. What child could resist such beautiful illustrations, or fail to understand the most important message carried within this story...children are very special and their joy can light up the universe.

This is a wonderful book. Sweep up some of its stardust, put it in your pocket, and let its magical message change the way you look at your world - and when that happens, it will change your life...

Reviewed by Ruth Wilson

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great childrens book from the Curtis & Aldrich team!, July 31, 2001

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"blessedbythemoon" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fun is a Feeling (Hardcover)

...Fun isn't something or somewhere or who... it's a feeling a joy that lives inside of you!...

An absolutely wonderful book, full of joy and of course... FUN! Awesome illustrations and great for kids even below the suggested age group (suggested age group: 4-8). Our son is 2 1/2 and adores this as well as our 1 yr. old daughter!

This book teaches about feelings (sad, happy, angry) and how each and every one of them are healthy and ok, including the feeling, fun. Nice suggestions for older kids are included like having fun by imagining .. "vacuuming the hall with an elephants snout" and so forth.

Our kids enjoy this book every time we read it, which is almost every day incidentally. Not to mention, how much my husband and I enjoy reading it with them.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have inspirational masterpiece!, March 15, 2006

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J. Craig "jen92975" (Kittanning, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fun is a Feeling (Hardcover)

We just love this book!! The soft, melodic prose is very soothing, as well as the fun, airy illustration. The story provokes imagination and creativity, even in us as parents reading to our child. As with all books by Chara M. Curtis, I couldn't recommend this book more.