A “poor unfortunate man” lives
in a one-room hut with his family, a wife, six kids and his mother. The hut is
very crowded, there is a lot of fighting, crying and noise. The poor man has
had enough, he goes to the Rabbi for advice. The Rabbi tells him to slowly bring all his
farm animals into the hut. Things just get worse. Finanly when he could stand
it no longer, he goes back to the Rabbi who tells him to put all the animals
back outside. Then all of sudden the poor man’s life did not seem so bad. The
moral, be thankful for what you have, it could always be worse. The story has a
very serious message, but the silly illustrations give the book much needed humor.
I liked the book more than my 8-year-old granddaughter, but I thought the point
of the story so important that the book gets a 5-star review.
Published In: 1976
Publisher:
Farr, Straus, Giroux
Age
Level: 3-8 years
AR
Level: 3.7
Pages:
26
Stars:
5
Awards:
1978 Caldecott Honor
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