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The Full Belly Bowl
by Jim Aylesworth
Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin.
(Atheneum, 1999)
In a literary retelling of a traditional tale with
elements of the classic magic porridge pot stories -- an old man who is
always hungry lives with his cat at the edge of a forest. When the old
man rescues a tiny man from being gobbled up by a fox, the tiny man
presents the old man with a Full Belly Bowl. In the following pages the
man and his cat must learn how to properly use the bowl -- and how to
store it. A great story.
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French edition of The Full Belly Bowl
wins the Prix Bernard Versele 2002, for picture books, in Belgium. This
award is a well-established prize which is awarded every year by the
Belgian Ligue des Familles (League of Families), and the jury is
composed of several thousand children.
All the children will be present for the prize ceremony on Friday, June
7 (2002) in
Brussels.
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 Starred Review
-- "...this book is a feast for the eyes. There's a real story here,
too, written with a folktale feel, humor, and touches of magic and
message....A wonderful book to share and a joy to peruse" -- Booklist, November 1, 1999.
Starred Review
-- "Aylesworth's nimble story keeps the action going, transcending
cautionary tale to deliver an amusing lark. Aylesworth and Halperin
make a wonderful team: like the magic bowl, their talents runneth
over." - Publishers Weekly, November 8, 1999.
"A concise and covertly cautionary original folktale is complemented by
precise and charming colored-pencil illustrations in this wholly
delightful book." -- Kirkus Associates, 1999.
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| Aylesworth, Jim. The Full Belly Bowl. Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. Atheneum, 2001. 40 pages. ISBN: 0689810334. |
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