by Maria Sabrina Vergara
Retold by Linda Hayward Illustrations by Lynn Musinger
“Hello, House!” retold by Linda Hayward and illustrated by Lynn Musinger is an adaptation of an old tale in which Brer Wolf and Brer Rabbit are the main characters. The Wolf´s goal is to catch the Rabbit when he returns to his home.
Brer Wolf is always thinking of how to set a trap for Brer Rabbit. Despite the fact that Brer Wolf is bigger than Brer Rabbit, the latter is much smarter than him. One day, after having a picnic Brer Rabbit´s family come back to their house and the Rabbit notices that the door is open. Immediately he begins to suspect that something strange is going on inside his house. He peeks in the window, listens at the chimney and comes forward to the door but nobody seems to be there. Afterwards, Brer Rabbit shouts out: “Hello, House!” and to his surprise, the house replies. In fact it is Brer Wolf who is falling again into his tricks. After a while, Brer Wolf comes out of the house feeling upset for being cheated, once more, by his opponent the small rabbit.
This is a classic and simple story where the main characters are represented by animals. This characteristic will call the attention to little children. It also contains humor and clear vocabulary. The repetition of some structures or words make it easier for young learners to understand the story. Besides, this tale teaches us that if you pit your wits against somebody else, these wits can have an unexpected turn against you. Last but not least, the illustrations are full of colours and introduce us to lovely characters and landscapes.
“Hello, house!” is funny, entertaining and didactic. A catching story for children to enjoy. Highly recommended.
The house replies? How interesting it is. I like your review. It is clear and easy to read. In which way does this stoty contain humor?
ReplyDeleteYeah, Pao, the house replies saying "HELLO TO YOU TOO!" But in fact it is Brer Wolf who did it. It is a humour story because it contains beautiful and clear illustrations which give you a nice image of the tale you are reading and it reminds me some old cartoons I used to watch such as Tom and Jerry or Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner. They made me laugh a lot!!!
ReplyDeletePS: Pao thanks for being the first to comment my review!! I really appreciate it.
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