Junglewalk [Hardcover]

Nancy Tafuri (Author)

Book Description

A little boy falls asleep after reading a book about animals in a jungle, and then he meets them all in his dream.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (April 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688071821
• ISBN-13: 978-0688071820
• Product Dimensions: 11.4 x 9.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,069,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nancy Tafuri is probably best known as the creator of Have You Seen My Duckling?, a 1985 Caldecott Honor Book described by Parent's Choice as "beautifully precise yet emotionally affecting." Trained as a graphic designer, Tafuri has authored more than 45 books over 27 years for the very young. www.nancytafuri.com
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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Mystery to Solve? A Story to Write., July 15, 2005

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junglewalk (Hardcover)

This book was on my entering-kindergartener's Summer Reading List but I have to say that it was not our favorite `wordless' book. Still we did enjoy it and principally I would say this is because of the artwork and the fact that it allowed us to make up our own stories.

As the book opens, a young boy is in bed reading a book called "Jungles of the World." As he turns off the light to go to sleep, a faint shadow image of a hare appears outside of his bedroom window. His cat , which appeared to be dozing, sees the racing figure and stands up. And on the next page, vines are silently creeping into the window and the boy is the shadow figure while the jungle outside comes to life.

A beautiful tiger fills the next 2 pages, followed by Toucans, monkeys (I'm sorry at the moment I can't think of the type), a stork, crocodile, hippos, gorilla, parrot, elephant, and zebras. (Lots then to point out to young children.)

In the end, the tiger (cat?) and boy circle back on their tracks and see their home.

Our cat, Ling, thought that the boy's kitty had slipped into the night and *become* his inner tiger (LOL). My daughter thought that the boy was dreaming about a jungle walk.

Three and a half Stars. It's fun to make up your own stories and I think with the artwork and such that this book could easily be appreciated by a baby and toddler, as well as the preschool and up crowd.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wordless book to awaken some imagination, August 2, 2000

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Karen E McConomy (Sewickley, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Junglewalk (Library Binding)

Children as young as two may enjoy this book. It's the story of a little boy and his cat who fall asleep and enter a dream jungle world. A good choice to read with your little two to three year-olds as they begin to have real dreams themselves. Older children would also enjoy this book for Tafuri's colorful illustrations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful wordless book, April 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Junglewalk (Library Binding)

My daughter loves to read this book before bedtime. Because there are no words, it requires a little creativity from the reader, but that is the fun of it. Tafuri's illustrations of the jungle scenes are wonderful and the storyline captures any young dreamer's imagination.