Tumble Tower [Import] [Hardcover]

Anne; illustrated by Mitra Modarressi Tyler (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Julie MacRae (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1856816109
• ISBN-13: 978-1856816106
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,329,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Children love it, too!, October 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tumble Tower (Hardcover)

Although an avid Anne Tyler fan, I just discovered this book she wrote for children and I now number it among my favorites. I find it perfectly charming to see childhood "messiness" vindicated. My grandchildren (ages 8 to 13) thoroughly enjoy the book, too. I can tell they relate to "Messy Molly," although maintaining that their own bedrooms are never as messy as the wonderful two-page spread of Molly's room.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars sweetly subversive story, beautiful pictures, May 15, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Tumble Tower (Hardcover)

Can you imagine a children's book about messiness which does not end with the character discovering the error of her ways and (literally and figuratively) straightening up? Instead, Molly's free-spirited approach to storing her personal possessions is celebrated. Molly, her friends, and the family pets revel in the glorious mess, and even her uptight parents and little brother come to see the advantages of disorder. A highlight is a wordless double-page spread showing Molly's room in all its splendour. Ask your child to locate different objects, a la the "I Spy" books.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Messier is Better!!!, July 7, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Tumble Tower (Hardcover)

This book is the perfect vidication for those of us who are hopelessly sloppy. How can we contend with the celebrated neatness of this person or that person? How can we explain that there is indeed a method to our madness? We are messy for a reason! Anne Tyler does a wonderful job championing our cause and Mitra Modarressi's illustrations are perfect to keep children rivited. I read this to my friend's 7-year old, and I finally had a valid explanation for why there are "so many things on my bedroom floor."