The Teeny Tiny Woman: Level 2 (Penguin Young Readers, L2) [Mass Market Paperback]

Harriet Ziefert (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Penguin Young Readers, L2

Level Two

Based on a classic tale, this story is about a teeny-tiny woman who goes for a teeny-tiny walk. She finds a teeny-tiny bone and takes it home to make some teeny-tiny soup. She may be teeny-tiny, but she's in for a big surprise!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2?An abbreviated version of the already short English folktale. While this retelling is as bare as the bone the teeny-tiny woman finds in the graveyard, the text will no doubt appeal to beginning readers. However, existing versions of the popular tale convey a pleasing lilting rhythm that this one lacks. Cartoon illustrations depict the character's actions but do little to enhance the story or expand on its mood. This teeny tiny woman is not as endearing as Barbara Seuling's (Puffin, 1978), as colorful as Tomie dePaola's (Putnam, 1986; o.p.), or as expressive and dramatic as Paul Galdone's (Clarion, 1984).?Alexandra Marris, Rochester Public Library, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Gr. 1^-2. Because this story, based on a classic tale, is built around repetition, it will be a good choice for beginning readers, who may well want to read it aloud. The funny ending will be a great reward for children who stretch their reading skills. Rader's pictures are appropriately delicate, and her expressive characterization of the teeny-tiny woman's cat adds broad comedy. Mary Harris Veeder --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers; Reissue edition (January 5, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140376259
• ISBN-13: 978-0140376258
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #380,686 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Harriet Ziefert was born in New Jersey. She grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University. "About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire me as a trade editor. So I decided to write my own books." Since then, she has written several hundred books, mostly picture books and easy-to-read books. "I write books very quickly," she says, "in about twelve hours. I rewrite them three times over three days, and then they're done." She writes about twenty books a year. Ziefert's picture book A New Coat for Anna is about a girl in a bombed-out European city during the months just after World War II. Anna has outgrown her old coat, and her mother trades her few surviving treasures--a watch, a lamp, a necklace, and a porcelain teapot--in order to obtain wool and have it spun, woven, and finally sewn into a fine red coat for Anna. A Horn Book Magazine reviewer stated, "the simple text, based on a true story, carries the narrative along effectively." The book, which was illustrated by Anita Lobel, was chosen as one of ten books to be read aloud by former First Lady Barbara Bush as part of a program promoting reading. Ziefert was invited to the White House for the occasion. The reason Ziefert began writing easy-to-read books was that she felt "they were getting too hard for kids to read in the first grade." She says that she wrote easy-to-read books with seventy-five or fewer words, even ones with fifty or fewer words, "to see how much of a story" she could produce with that limit. She enjoyed the challenge, and cites her book Sleepy Dog as an example. "Sleepy Dog is the most successful book I've ever done, in terms of number of books sold." She's also been working on a developmental program with publisher Dorling Kindersley, made up of books for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers. Her book Pete's Chicken, which was illustrated by Laura Rader, was reviewed in the New York Times Book Review as "a simple, sweet 'Song of Myself' for children . . . [which] applauds the specialness of every child as it reminds parents of the healing power of just being there for children." Among her other books is a series of easy-to-read books, such as Trip Day and Worm Day, about an inventive science teacher and his rambunctious class of students. Ziefert's book Let's Get a Pet was named an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children by a joint committee of the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council. . Ms. Ziefert lives in Maplewood, New Jersey and Lincoln, Massachusetts. She has two adult sons.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Teeny Tiny Woman, May 13, 2003

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Jane M. Kinsel (Mideay, Utah USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Teeny-Tiny Woman (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Puffin Easy-To-Read: Level 2) (School & Library Binding)

This short English fairy tale is loved by my upper level special education students. The familiar text, great story make it appealing to them. I have used this as a reader's theater to help with fluency.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for a beginning reader, October 12, 2009

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Stepan Riha (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Teeny Tiny Woman: Level 2 (Penguin Young Readers, L2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I wasn't familiar with the tale or other versions of it, so can't compare it that way.

But, for my beginning-reader daughter this was an awesome book. Almost every line has the "teeny-tiny" phrase surrounded by simple words in it. The reader focuses on the easy words in each line, but the repetitious, longer phrase makes for nice and flowing progress. They end up reading text that's more satisfying than "see Spot run".

5.0 out of 5 stars nostalgia, July 5, 2009

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Stephen Adubato - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Teeny Tiny Woman: Level 2 (Penguin Young Readers, L2) (Mass Market Paperback)

I would often read this book to my son and daughter when they were young. The Teeny-Tiny Woman It was one of their favorites and has long since been given away. I came across it at Amazon and decided to purchase a copy for my library. It brought smiles to my children's faces when they saw it.