Popcorn: A Frank Asch Bear Story [Hardcover]

Frank Asch (Author)

Book Description

Sam Bear invites his friends to an impromptu Halloween party and asks them to bring a treat.

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About the Author

Frank Asch published his first children s book in 1968 and since then has written in almost every category of children's literature including poetry, concept books, juvenile nonfiction and children's novels. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Parents Magazine Pr (October 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819310018
• ISBN-13: 978-0819310019
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #384,075 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cute story, keeps us entertained, February 21, 2005

By 

Matt Hetling "Matt" (Bethel, ME USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Popcorn: A Frank Asch Bear Story (Hardcover)

This is a cute story about a young bear named Sam who is left alone in the house on Halloween when his parents go out to a party.

Sam decides to throw a party of his own, and he dresses up in a costume and invites all of his bear friends over. Each friend has individually come up with the idea to bring a package of popcorn, and after having some fun at the party, someone gets the idea to pop all of the popcorn together in a big black kettle.

The popcorn soon fills the house, and the young bears spend the rest of the night eating popcorn in order to fix the problem. After Sam cleans up, his parents return home with a gift for him-popcorn.

I liked this story a lot when I was a boy; it's fun to see the different costumes of the young bears and the different varieties of popcorn they bring (a bear dressed like a ghost has "spooky tooth" popcorn). The idea of a house being completely filled with popcorn is exciting (later recreated in the movie Real Genius), and the cartoonish illustrations provide a strong visual.

I'm not sure that this book is particularly instructive or informative, but it is very fun, and I think most children would come back to it time and again.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the popcorn story, December 2, 1999

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Nick Wiskirchen (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Popcorn: A Frank Asch Bear Story (Mass Market Paperback)

I like this book because it deals with something that kids will understand. his parents leave for a party so the kid bear has a party of his own. every guest brought popcorn and he decices to fix it all and it fills up the house with popcorn. They eat all the popcorn and clean the house so his perents never know what happened. his parents came home and they brought him some popcorn. This is a great story for kids around the halloween time

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a wonderful book for children and adults alike!, October 26, 2001

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Elizabeth Timbes (Brownsville, TN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Popcorn (Library Binding)

I haven't even seen the book for twenty years or more, but this morning I woke up with the idea that Popcorn, by Frank Asch, would be perfect for trick-or-treaters this Halloween. Popcorn, with all of its costumed bears and the house that fills with popcorn, was my favorite book for years. You can ask my mother. I am so sorry to hear that it is out of print.