Miss Suzy (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)

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Product Description

Miss Suzy is a little gray squirrel who lives happily in her oak-tree home until she is chased away by some mean red squirrels. Poor Miss Suzy is very sad. But soon she finds a beautiful dollhouse and meets a band of brave toy soldiers.

How Miss Suzy and the soldiers help each other makes a gentle, old-fashioned tale that has captured the imaginations of girls and boys alike for forty years. Arnold Lobel's enchanting pictures are sure to make the kind squirrel and the gallant soldiers the everlasting friends of all who turn these pages.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Purple House Press; 40 edition (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1930900287
• ISBN-13: 978-1930900288
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (114 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,299 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Fan, September 9, 2004

By	MEJ "justmyview" (Cowlesville, NY) - See all my reviews

I read the raving reviews of this book and curiosity got the best of me. Our library did not have a copy so I had to buy it to see why every reviewer gave 5 stars! It is a nice book that is actually well written and a delight to read. I knew nothing of this book until I bought it, but I think 30 years from now this will be one of the books that my daughter looks back on fondly.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Miss Suzy where are you?, January 10, 2000

By	Andrew B. Laidlaw (Kirkland, Washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Miss Suzy (Library Binding)

Although itÕs been almost 30 some years since I have seen a copy of this book itÕs still burned into my mind. Miss Suzy is a wonderful story of a Squirrel almost bullied from her treehouse. She recruits the help of some toy soldiers long packed away in the attic. Miss Suzy is a great children's book! This was the book I lived in as a child.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five PLUS stars!, November 24, 2005

By	Kelly Mattei (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This was my very favorite book as a small child, and I love sharing it with my daughter now! I was three when I discovered Miss Suzy in preschool. Our teacher let a different child pick a book for the class each day, and every time it was my turn, I wanted her to read "Miss Suzy"! I still have two copies from my childhood, but I was thrilled when the anniversary edition was released, and I could buy a new copy (plus two backups, just in case!) for my daughter! The illustrations are captivating, and the story of kindness and helping others hits home with kids. And Miriam Young makes this lesson interesting for children by incorporating toy soldiers, a dollhouse with a four poster bed and squirrels, among other things that children find fascinating. What a wonderful book, and what joy I find in reading it to my child! This book, in my opinion, is a book all children (especially little girls!) should read!