New Kid in Town (Classic Children's Story) [Paperback]

Janette Oke (Author), Brenda Mann (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1983 | Age Level: 7 and up | Series: Classic Children's Story

Homeless and friendless, Fuzzle searches to find his place in the forest. But all the other forest dwellers seem to avoid him, and he begins to grow bitter and angry.

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About the Author

Janette Oke pioneered inspirational fiction and is the leading author in the category today. Love Comes Softly, Janette's first novel, has sold over 1 million copies. Janette is now the best selling author of over 40 books, 32 of which have been translated into fourteen languages. Janette receives fan mail from all over the world and answers each letter personally She received the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her significant contribution to Christian fiction, and has been awarded the coveted Gold Medallion Award for fiction. Janette and her husband, Edward, have four grown children and nine grandchildren and make their home in Canada. size : 5.3 x 8.0

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Paperback: 136 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (June 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934998167
• ISBN-13: 978-0934998161
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,512,162 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Janette Oke (pronounced 'oak') pioneered inspirational fiction and is the leading author in the category today. Love Comes Softly, her first novel, has sold over one million copies. Janette is now the bestselling author of over 70 books, 32 of which have been translated into fourteen languages. Her books have sold over 22 million copies.
Janette receives fan mail from all over the world and answers each letter personally. She received the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her significant contribution to Christian fiction, the 1999 CBA Life Impact Award and has been awarded the Gold Medallion Award for fiction. Janette and her husband, Edward, have four grown children and enjoy their many grandchildren. They make their home in Canada.

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5.0 out of 5 stars New Kid in Town a review by Andraya, December 31, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: New Kid in Town (Classic Children's Story) (Paperback)

"I'm lonely and homeless." If you like books that are adventurous, and a little sad, then the book New Kid in Town would be the book you're looking for by Janette Oke. Fuzzle was a skunk that was homeless and really lonely. Fuzzle looks for a home in a big forest. He tried to find a friend, but no one wanted to be his friend.
One event that happened in the story was when Fuzzle was so embittered because he couldn't find a friend. Then he was going through a field looking for a home when he stopped and saw a little fawn with her mother. When Fuzzle came up to them he spoke, "May I be your friend?"
The mother deer answered, "Certainly." So the mom let the little fawn play with the little skunk.
Another scene I liked was the part when he was in the middle of a crisis; he discovered his "creator- given gift" that makes him the hero of the forest.
The skunk was so embittered like the angry roar of a lion because he couldn't find a friend or home. Then when the skunk did find a friend he was so happy he felt like he had just won a million dollars. If you want to know more about the book New Kid in Town then you better pick up the book and start reading it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Comfortable memories, December 13, 2006

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S. M. Stanislawski (Tulsa, Ok United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Kid in Town (Classic Children's Story) (Paperback)

This book has been around for quite some time. But it is still as poignant today as it was then.

It /is/ intended for a younger audience, so sentences are simplified.
The author seems to normally be quite enthusiastic about their religion, but spirituality is only touched on lightly in the form of an encounter between two characters discussing why they should not be sad about who they are (Their "Creator" made them unique).

The ending is fulfilling, even if it isn't the one expected by how the book is set up from the beginning.

A classic children's bedtime story they will want read over again and again.

5.0 out of 5 stars New kid in town, May 23, 2001

A Kid's Review

This review is from: New Kid in Town (Classic Children's Story) (Paperback)

This story is a quick read and helps children to love reading(as I do). It helps children to depend on themselves and on others.