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The Odious Ogre (2010)

by Norton Juster(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0545162025 (ISBN13: 9780545162029)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Michael di Capua Books

review 1: This is not an ordinary story, yet quite wonderful.Especially, I think for a young girl to read. The maiden in the story out does the towns people when it comes to facing the feared ogre by being kind, being herself and being hospitable.Lots of new, big fun words to expand vocabulary and rich discussion can be had exploring the qualities the young maiden demonstrated. Overall message drawn from the story for us was be not afraid, but to be yourself!
review 2: A unique and entertaining take on "kill them with kindness". As we expect from Julius Norton, there is a lot of vocabulary and humor in this story about an ogre who generally scares (and eats) everyone in his path, and the young girl who, unintentionally, kills the ogre by being kind to him (he cannot wr... moreap his brain around this). It would be lots of fun for a class visit, or an older preschool group. less

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