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The Abandoned Lighthouse (2011)

by Albert Lamb(Favorite Author)

3.16 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1596435259 (ISBN13: 9781596435254)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Roaring Brook Press

review 1: I picked this up mostly because of my fondness for lighthouses. I really loved the old fashioned illustrations. The dog and bear are both so cute.I think young boys who love adventure stories will be the ideal audience for this story. The story felt disjointed to me and I enjoyed the pictures much more than the story.I can’t say I recommend it and definitely not to vegan or vegetarian families. I have no problem with the bear eating fish, or even the dog, but for veg*n families, especially with preschoolers, there is no need for the boy to join in. There are so many other, better books. I suppose for omnivorous young boys I can give a thumbs up.I found the book rather charming. It’s very sweet. But I don’t think it will be memorable for me.
review 2: A be... morear finds a rowboat near his favorite waterfall and promptly falls asleep in it. The rowboat carries him through the sea and to a rocky shore with a lighthouse. Then the rowboat drifted away. It appeared on the beach near a young boy and his dog. When his ball got stuck in the boat, the boy climbed in. He and his dog were carried to the same lighthouse. There, the boy and the bear met, spent time together, and slept. But the little dog was awoken in the night by a storm and they all spotted a very large ship about the crash on the rocks. They worked together to light the lamp and warn the ship to safety. In the end, the rowboat carried the bear and the boy back to their own shores and the ship safely into its port.This appealing book tells a simple story in a straight-forward way, perfect for young readers. It is formatted as a reader rather than a picture book, though it would be successful in either format. The story has enough mystery to keep the pages turning and then enough action to finish up on a high note. It is a rather mystical book, filled with possibilities, but can still be read as a simple story as well.McPhail’s art is lovely. He plays with jewel tones in the sea, light and dark in the storm. His art is easy to understand, making it very appropriate for the title. Yet in his art, there is also the potential to see more too. A very nice early reader for library collections, this book is gentle and mysterious. Appropriate for ages 4-6. less

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zhen2710

When a bear falls asleep in a rowboat and the tide comes in, the boat floats out to sea, landing at a lighthouse.A boy loses his ball in the same rowboat, and floats out to sea with his little dog, landing at the lighthouse - where the lonely bear is happy to see them.The three new friends go fishing to catch their diner - but then a storm comes and the little dog, boy, and bear are frightened; they turn on the lighthouse light and stop a ship from crashing into the lighthouse island.A short adventure of three new friends and the power of a lighthouse, Lamb's story will make a fantastic, day-dreamy read-aloud.

tangymustache

I love lighthouses and I love the sea, but I didn't love this book. I guess I like realistic fiction and a real bear getting into a boat into the sea is a little too far fetched to me. If it were a teddy bear, or something like that, I would like it better as it is more childlike daydream. I do like that the boy and bear use the light house to help the ships in the storm. Like I rated it, it was okay!

charles

An almost perfect story and a wonderful way to graduate young readers to easy chapter books.

irinak

Simple. charming story. Love McPhail's illustrations.

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