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Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise party.
Unfortunately, the party was a thousand miles away.

Fortunately, a friend loaned Ned an airplane.
Unfortunately, the motor exploded.

Fortunately, there was a parachute in the airplane.
Unfortunately, there was a hole in the parachute.

What else could go wrong as Ned tries to get to the party? Readers will cheer as Ned's luck turns from good to bad to good again, while clever illustrations tell the story of his wacky adventure and narrow escapes.

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  • Reading level: Ages 4-8
  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Aladdin (March 31, 1993)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0689716605
  • ISBN-13: 978-0689716607
  • Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #12,244 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent artwork and writing, June 23, 2000
By Patrick Tufts (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This is one of my twenty favorite children's books, up with Good Night Moon. The story is compelling (every other page is a cliffhanger) and the artwork is excellent and perfectly matches the alternating moods of the story.

I had never heard of the author (Remy Charlip) before. Now, I want to read everything else by them.

This book is a storytime and *bedtime* favorite for the 3-year olds I know. Must give them interesting dreams!

--Pat

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21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated cliffhanger from 1964, August 27, 2000
By "charlie4" (St. Thomas, VI United States) - See all my reviews
Ned has been invited to a surprise party in Florida. Unfortunately, Ned lives in New York. So it begins...as Ned travels in an airplane only to have the plane explode as he falls from the sky in a parachute that has a hole in it. Ned is fine. This book is illustrated beautfully and simply. The word "Fortunately" tells the tale of how Ned extricates himself from each unfortunate event. The word "unfortunately" begins the unfortunate event. The fortunate pages are in color and the unfortunate pages in black and white. Of course Ned ultimately ends up at the party. He is never hurt although he comes close. After receiving this book, I read it before sitting down with my 4 year old son. The "unfortunate" pages provoked a LOT of discussion about what was happening to Ned and would he be hurt. This type of "cliffhanger" is entirely new to my 4 year old who reads only books, so far, where nobody is hurt or injured. Fortunately, Ned is "saved" by turning the page and all ends well. I think this book scares my son and I have put it away for now. This book is probably better for children older than 3 or 4.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Actually, this is the original, December 27, 2004
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This is the original title, as published in '64. Apparently it was changed in '69 to
"What Good Luck..." because the publisher thought the word "fortunately" was too abstract for kids! Thank goodness they changed it back. Anyway, wonderful book - my four year old won't let me go a night without reading it, just as I did with my dad.
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