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Tajar Tales

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This is a classic camp tale told each summer throughout the USA. At Clearwater Camp... it continues to be an annual event that campers and counselors looked forward to. Flying teacups and that wicked Tajar offer opportunities for the imagination to run wild and campers still initiate their own stories upon hearing the wonderful tale of this mythical animal. A story that can be enjoyed by one and all - this edition has wonderful illustrations that should not be missed.

I received a copy of Tajar Tales in 1967 when I was 9 years old. It was, and continues to be my favorite kids' book. I've read it to my own childrens' classes over the years. I am tickled to find that it is back in print!! Now MY copy (a first edition) can have a rest!!

If you ever see a tajar once you forget what it looks like. But if you see a tajar twice you forget to forget what it looks like, which can be very dangerous.

First published in 1924, Tajar Tales are the completely original
adventuresof Tajar and the Range Ranger. Lucky summer campers have already heard these unique, funny (and not-at-all scarey) stories
told round the campfire by enlightened camp counselors.

If you are looking for something different, I recommend this book. ESPECIALLY for jaded, kids-of-the-world, who think they've seen and heard it all.

When I was a camper, my counselor would read Tajar tales to me at night. I loved to hear about the misadventures of Tajar and when I was very young and had a very huge imagination, I swear I really did see Tajar right before I left camp! Now that I am a Girl Scout counselor (at the same camp I went to as a child) I continue the tradition and read Tajar Tales to my campers every night!

Delightful and nostalgic! My mom read this book to me as a child. My daughter had been wanting a copy to read to her son to carry on the tradition, but we were having trouble finding the book. Amazon came through -- and my daughter was absolutely thrilled when I gave her Tajar Tales. The orignial book was in black and white and I was concerned the new illustrations might not be up to par with the book from my childhood. But--they are wonderful!!! Same Tajar, Range Ranger, etc., but now in color. My grandson will now know all about those "death defying life leaps"!

This items was sent in the condition that was described in a timely manner. I would buy from this source again. It is a wonderful book which is a children's story but used in many summer camps so my daughter who is 16 loves it from her years at camp.

When I first went to camp back when I was 11 I loved hearing the Tajar Tales. They are campfire classics. Sadly now that I work at the same Girl Scout Camp I first heard the story's the Tajar Tales are banned there. The story's a great when told around a campfire and even though the Tajar can no longer roam the woods where I work, he will always roam the imagination. I strongly reccomend this book.

This story was first read to me when I was a child at camp. The Tajar is such a fascinating character. I even named my own dog after him!!! After 15 years, my dog has passed but I still have Tajar Tales to read again & again!

Tajar Tales is the kind of book that only gets better the more it is read. The charming drawings and hysterical situations that Tajar manages to create for himself appeal to children, but also to adults with a little bit of child still within their souls. Anyone who has been a summer camp counselor or who ever plans to should definitely think about getting this book. Tajar can not only be read aloud, but with a few props and a few willing "hams" Tajar can be brought to life. One of the best things about this book is that it can be read in one sitting, or each of the stories can be saved and savored one at a time. This book is a classic for a reason, and anyone who has experienced Tajar first hand will concur...there is still magic in this world; we just need to remember where to look.

Tajar is a magical creature who lives somewhere between the top of the sky and the bottom of a tree. He is supervised by the Range Ranger Who Ranges the Ranges in this Region, and befriended by Madam Witch. He is mischievous, and delights in taking death-defying-life-leaps through the branches with his tail, and in dancing in the moonlight when he is exceedingly full of folly. This book of three adventures, perfect for reading aloud, is charmingly illustrated with pen and ink drawings by Herman Drucklieb. The new (1993) release adds watercolor to these original drawings, but maintains the charm. Originally published in 1924