Jamie and Angus Stories [Hardcover]

Anne Fine (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2, 2002

Jamie pressed his nose up hard against the shop window and gazed at Angus. Angus gazed at him. "Oh please," said Jamie, "Please." From the moment Jamie sets eyes on Angus in the shop window, with his silky white coat and forlorn stare, he just knows that they belong together. On Christmas morning, they're finally united and soon the toy Highland bull is Jamie's constant companion. Jamie and Angus. Angus and Jamie. Children will love to read about their funny adventures in these six enchanting and humorous stories by the Children's Laureate.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Fine (Up on Cloud Nine) has neatly crafted a half-dozen tales for budding independent readers starring a resourceful preschooler and his stuffed Highland bull. The first story demonstrates Jamie's patience and imagination: he spies the bull, whom he names Angus, in a store window and begs his mother to buy him for Christmas. She does, but that means waiting all fall for the holiday to arrive. In the meantime, he constructs for Angus a field of green and brown sewing scraps, and gates made of popsicle sticks, and the two unite on Christmas morning. Because the "dry-clean only" tag behind Angus's neck is "horrid and tickly," Jamie cuts it off and, after Angus encounters dust, mud and glue, Granny accidentally throws him into the washing machine, resulting in his silky white coat turning into a "shaggy gray tangle." Granny buys him a new bull, but Dale's (Ten in the Bed) drawings aptly convey the boy's allegiance to his scruffy old pal. Telling details in the text describe their mutual feelings (when Angus is in the washing machine for follow-up laundering, "He stares hopefully out of the little glass window, while Jamie fixes the stall with tape and repaints the hedges"). In subsequent stories, Jamie and Angus enjoy an entertaining bedtime with Uncle Edward, listen to Daddy's story of how Jamie grew out of his stroller, and spend a day during which Jamie tries to act like a grownup and concludes that it's far more fun being a kid. The breezy, often humorous repart‚e between the lad and the adults in his life, plus the authentic interplay of boy and toy, keep the narrative moving at a sprightly clip. Ages 4-6.
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

reSchool-Grade 2-Fine and Dale make a terrific team for this collection of six heartwarming tales about a little boy and his toy bull. From the moment Jamie sees Angus in the toy-store window, he knows he must have him. Readers will delight in the pair's adventures, which range from laundry mishaps to a stay in the hospital to having the perfect "grown-up" day. Fine's ability to give Angus believable and sometimes even human characteristics endears him to readers. Whether he is waving to the boy from a high shelf or "most forlornly- watching Jamie struggle through some fancy supper with olives," he is always lovable. Dale's pencil illustrations add to the charm of the stories, capturing the feeling and tone to a tee. An excellent choice for beginning chapter-book readers or as a read-aloud.
Cathie Bashaw Morton, Somers Library, NY
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 108 pages
• Publisher: Walker Childrens Hardbacks (September 2, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744559650
• ISBN-13: 978-0744559651
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,824,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book, October 7, 2010

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This review is from: The Jamie and Angus Stories (Paperback)

A perfect bedtime book for a four or five-year-old. Jamie and his family members are so true to life, and the stories are engaging and funny. I'd love to find more simple books for my son--he doesn't need scary, irreverent or suspenseful--just good stories about a little boy with a little boy's emotions and concerns.

5.0 out of 5 stars Jamei and Angus, July 13, 2008

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My daughter loves Jamie and Angus. She likes the drawings in the book as well as the cute stories. Her favorite is the one where Jamie and Angus have to go to the hospital for Jamie's stomach ache. While he is there he takes a little girl and her stuffed animal's last three chocolates that she was saving for when she got to go home. My daughter learned that it was wrong to steal from that story and every time I read it to her she tells me that Jamie and Angus are being bad. They are a tad long for bed time stories but I think the extra time is well worth a quality story.

5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet story, March 6, 2004

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This review is from: The Jamie and Angus Stories (Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards (Awards)) (Hardcover)

My children and I love this book.I read it outloud to my 5 and 7 year olds.Just a nice simple story of a boy and his favorite stuffed toy