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Gregory's Shadow.
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- ISBN: 9780670893287
- ISBN: 0670893285
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Physical Description:
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p. ; cm. - Publisher: New York : Penguin Putnam, 2000.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort Nelson Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Fort Nelson Public Library | E FRE (Text) | BFN034605 | Children's Corner | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 January 2001
Ages 3-6. At the time of his death in 1978, the author of Corduroy and other well-known picture books had already finished this tale about Gregory Groundhog and his friend, Shadow, who become separated on the eve of Groundhog Day. The friends are reunited just in time for Gregory's appearance and don't want to be separated again. But their appearance together at the celebration will mean six more weeks of winter, and Gregory knows that will make the farmers very unhappy. Resourceful Gregory comes up with a clever solution. Freeman's adorable, loosely sketched illustrations are colored in a palette of blues for the snowscapes and earth tones for the underground scenes. The simple story line is just right for preschoolers, but the book can also be used in conjunction with a weather unit for older children. --Lauren Peterson Copyright 2001 Booklist Reviews - Horn Book Guide Reviews : Horn Book Guide Reviews 2001 Spring
This posthumous offering tells the story of Gregory Groundhog and how he mistakenly becomes separated from his shadow the day before Groundhog's Day. Luckily, the two are reunited and band together to cheer the anxious farmers looking for them the next morning. This gentle tale, with its soft, sketchy artwork, is weak but has an old-fashioned appeal. Copyright 2001 Horn Book Guide Reviews - Kirkus Reviews : Kirkus Reviews 2000 November #1
Freeman's talents in Corduroy (1968) earned his beloved bear a permanent place on the shelf of favorite storytime characters. Prior to his death in 1978, Freeman had completed work on a final picture book with another shy, charming main character, Gregory the groundhog. Gregory's best friend (and constant companion, of course) is Shadow, an anthropomorphic apparition in blue who sticks close to Gregory and helps him feel brave enough to face the terrors of the world. When Gregory is frightened by the looming shadow of a scarecrow, the little groundhog runs home lickety-split, leaving his shadow behind in the snow. Gregory searches for Shadow, and Shadow searches for Gregory, with a humorous reunion in a spooky old barn, where Gregory is sure that Shadow is a scary blue ghost. They return home just in time for Groundhog Day and devise a plan to please the local farmers who are waiting to see if they must suffer through six more weeks of winter. (Shadow sticks so close to Gregory that his shadowy blue outline can't be seen.) The story is slight but still satisfying, with a clear explanation of Groundhog Day on the first page that will work well in elementary classrooms or library story-hours. Shadows are often studied in the early grades as part of sciencelessons on light, so Gregory's story will be useful as related literature in that context as well as a read-aloud in late January and early February. There aren't many successful picture books about either Groundhog Day or shadows in general, so larger public- and school-library collections will want to give Gregory (and Shadow) a home next to Corduroy, Dandelion, and Beady Bear. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright 2000 Kirkus Reviews - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2000 November #4
Posthumously published, this ingenuous tale by the creator of Corduroy introduces another endearing, though not likely as enduring, animal character. Gregory Groundhog always feels braver when his best pal, his shadow, accompanies him. On the day before Groundhog Day, Gregory suggests that he and Shadow go find something to eat. "Sure... I'm right behind you," quips his amorphous companion, whom Gregory inadvertently leaves outdoors when he returns to his burrow. After the two are reunited, the groundhog faces another dilemma: He doesn't want to be separated from his friend again, yet he knows that his appearance with his shadow on the following morning will make the local farmers unhappy, since this augurs six more weeks of winter. Not surprisingly, Gregory devises a simple solution to this quandary that pleases all involved. Less engaging than Freeman's light yet satisfying narrative are his wispy, sketchy pictures a number of which seem unfinished. Still, the whimsical notion of a groundhog's all-important shadow taking on a life of its own will pique readers' imaginations, and the antics of these two earnest buddies will bring smiles to young faces. Ages 2-6. (Dec.) FYI: A portion of the author royalties from this title will go to the Don and Lydia Freeman Research Fund to support psychological research concerning children afflicted with cancer. Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2002 November #2
In what PW called an "ingenious tale" by the creator of Corduroy (posthumously published), a groundhog always feels braver when his best pal, his shadow, accompanies him, but the two inadvertently become separated. Ages 2-6. (Nov.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. - School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2001 February
PreS-Gr 2-Published posthumously by Freeman's estate, this story tells of a shy, unassuming little groundhog whose bravery is bolstered by his shadow. When the two are separated, both suffer. Ultimately, after a long search, they are reunited, and devise a plan so that they can be together, yet not disappoint the farmers who will interpret the appearance of the shadow to mean six more weeks of winter. The softly colored illustrations are somewhat sketchy but are still charming, and the tale is sweet. This book will be used as a much-needed read-aloud for Groundhog's Day, but many children will relate to it on another level-as a search for belonging in this bewildering world-and will gain courage from the tale.-Mollie Bynum, formerly at Chester Valley Elementary School, Anchorage, AK Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
