Susie and Roberto are putting on a puppet show for all the kids in the neighborhood. Louie—a boy whom none of the kids have ever heard speak—is so taken by the puppet Gussie that he jumps to his feet and stops the show by yelling Hello! Hello! straight at the stage. In front of a hushed audience Susie and Roberto have to figure out what to do. This classic Ezra Jack Keats story of love and generosity remains as fresh today as it was when it first appeared twenty years ago.
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The harsh unloveliness of inner-city streets is forgotten in the brilliant paintings, which form a backdrop for a tender story of spontaneous unselfishness. (The Horn Book)
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Ezra Jack Keats (1916-1983) grew up in Brooklyn and spent most of his life in New York City. Given in his honor since 1986, the Ezra Jack Keats New Writer and Illustrator awards recognize the most promising newcomers whose books reflect the tradition of Ezra Jack Keats.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sweet, charming, lovely, and utterly priceless,
By Andrea Johnston (Colorado) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Louie (Library Binding)
Louie is a precious tale of a boy who finds a puppet friend. This charming encounter softly captures the unmeasurable love of a boy and his friend. Their adventures are an enchanting remembrence of how important childhood friends are. I give it two thumbs up!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting Book about a Special Kid!,
By Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Louie (Hardcover)
A child who rarely speaks and is different from his classmates finds a puppet friend to talk to. His peers are surprised at his reaction but find a way to deal with him and make him happy. What a sweet book about treating people decently.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
First autism book?,
By PSB (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Louie (Paperback)
It's amazing how prescient this book is. To those of us with children on the spectrum, it's obvious Louie has some form of autism, and it's just impressive how forward thinking Keats was to write about it in 1975(!) when nobody even acknowledged the condition. I love the subtle way he presents Louie's differences and the other kids reactions to them. Very true to life. As far as the storyline goes, it's not that exciting, but any book written for children who are a bit different is fine by me!
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Susie and Roberto were putting on a puppet show. Read the first page New!
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Susie and Roberto were putting on a puppet show. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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