Sam Bear invites his friends to an impromptu Halloween party and asks them to bring a treat.
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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.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Matt Hetling
Format: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.
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.
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format: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
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great read
I read this when I was a child it was the first book i ever read and i love it such a cute story for young and the young at heart
Published 1 month ago by kariD
5.0 out of 5 stars
Frank Asch writes great books
Cute story, it's really fun to read to your kids. Frank Asch seems to really understand children & knows what make them laugh.
Published 3 months ago by Lisa A Johnson
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not so good
This book was very small... When they say mini they mean it. I would not recommend a book of this size to anyone. Book came on time and was in acceptable condition. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Corbin J Mumford
5.0 out of 5 stars
WONDERFUL!
Book was in excellent condition. It came in very quick. Also a great low price. LOVE IT! Brought back childhood memories that I can now share with my son. He also loved the book :)
Published 6 months ago by tanya
4.0 out of 5 stars
Slow shipping but excellent condition
product took a little longer to arrive than others i had ordered at the same time. however, the book was in great condition and i have no complaints! Read more
Published 11 months ago by lby02831
5.0 out of 5 stars
My absolute favorite book as a child!!!!
I told my husband a week ago that I used to love this book about a bear with popcorn. He surprised me with a copy today and I cried. It is still the same lovely story I remember. Read more
Published 11 months ago by tofusoynut
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great story for Halloween
This is a great story for Halloween, that is not a scary one for small children. It shows the fun of costumes, and a lesson well learned.
Published 16 months ago by birdlady
4.0 out of 5 stars
childhood memories
I was so grateful to get a copy of this book for my daughter's birthday as she remarked that it was her favorite book from childhood. I remember reading it night after night.
Published 17 months ago by beachgirl
4.0 out of 5 stars
My grandson's favorite book!
I had an old copy of "Popcorn" when my kids were small. My 3 year old grandson has been absolutely crazy about this book so I wanted to get him his own copy. Read more
Published on December 31, 2010 by Musical Mama
4.0 out of 5 stars
Funny and weird at the same time.
I think this one kind of weird the way the parents just left the bear at home to go trick or treat. It doesn't bother my son though. Read more
Published on October 23, 2010 by Cubiccube
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