Simon's Book [Hardcover]

Henrik Drescher (Author)

Book Description

Simon flees from a friendly monster with the aid of some drawing pens and a bottle of ink.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Dazzling artwork coupled with a delightful plot create a treasure worth discovering again and again." -- --Children's Book Review Service. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow & Co; 1st edition (August 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0688020852
• ISBN-13: 978-0688020859
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,970,051 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Artwork!, July 27, 2001

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BayViewBooks "Verna J." (Costa Mesa, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simon's Book (Paperback)

This is a beautiful & unique children's storybook about writing a book! It's a "folder size" glossy softcover, and is filled with vivid imagery and a couple of sentences per page. Published by Scholastic Inc, this book has been featured on the acclaimed PBS-TV children's show "Reading Rainbow".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Colorful Adventure, April 4, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Simon's Book (Turtleback)

Simon's Book is a fantastic story for children of all ages that wonderfully illustrates what can happen when you use your imagination. Henrik Drescher's illustration and artwork along with the humourous plot-line and way-cool ending make it a MUST READ. :)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Story!, June 13, 2005

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Kirara "dragonsonic4" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Simon's Book (Mulberry Books) (Paperback)

Henrik Drescher has definitely made this book an instant treat to everyone as his vivid illustrations of Simon and the monster produced both suspense and action for the readers.

This story is about a little boy who starts to draw out a story about Simon and the monster and then suddenly goes to sleep before finishing his book. When the boy is asleep, his drawings come to life and both the ink pens and the bottle of ink tries to help Simon in his monstrous predicament. When the monster suddenly starts to chase Simon and his friends, Simon and his friends must try to escape their foe. Of course, this book has a surprise ending, which I will not reveal until you read it yourself.
This is one of the few books where both the main characters have a happy ending instead of one of the characters have a happy ending. The text is witty and the illustrations are so vivid as they displayed the monster being drawn as a vividly scary monster. This book is an instant treat for all children and adults alike.