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emiged's review against another edition
5.0
Love, love, love this ridiculous little book! Imogene wakes up one day to discover she now has antlers, and not inconspicuous ones. It's a great exercise in imagination; just how would your life be affected by the sudden appearance of obnoxiously large antlers? How would you get dressed? How would you get through the doorway? What useful tasks could you complete with antlers? And watch out for the chandelier! The next morning the antlers are gone, but Imogene isn't quite back to normal... The illustrations are occasionally laugh-out-loud funny and have great specific details that highlight the hilarity of the story. Great book to read aloud with kids.
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msktfantastico's review against another edition
5.0
This was one of my FAVORITE books as a lil one! :)
cherylrainfield's review against another edition
5.0
Looking for a funny, laugh-out-loud picture book? Check out Imogene’s Antlers by David Small. It is SO funny, and has beautiful illustrations! It’s written and illustrated by David Small.
The story goes into fantasy–a little girl, Imogene, wakes up one morning with antlers. At first she encounters some problems (getting dressed, getting out the door), but then she also discovers some fun–hanging donuts off the antlers, feeding birds that way, having her mother faint. Imogene clearly enjoys her new experience. I think kids will delight in the adults’ reactions–her mother fainting away (twice), the principal getting bugged, the doctor unable to find anything wrong.
The text is beautiful–just enough to tell the story, but not overdoing it. Short sentences that tell us so much. I wish more writers wrote like this. And the illustrations! They are gorgeous–so full of life, light-hearted and happy, fun and funny.
Read my entire review here:
http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/12/11/looking-for-a-funny-picture-book/
The story goes into fantasy–a little girl, Imogene, wakes up one morning with antlers. At first she encounters some problems (getting dressed, getting out the door), but then she also discovers some fun–hanging donuts off the antlers, feeding birds that way, having her mother faint. Imogene clearly enjoys her new experience. I think kids will delight in the adults’ reactions–her mother fainting away (twice), the principal getting bugged, the doctor unable to find anything wrong.
The text is beautiful–just enough to tell the story, but not overdoing it. Short sentences that tell us so much. I wish more writers wrote like this. And the illustrations! They are gorgeous–so full of life, light-hearted and happy, fun and funny.
Read my entire review here:
http://cherylrainfield.com/blog/index.php/2010/12/11/looking-for-a-funny-picture-book/
katieckb's review against another edition
4.0
This is a cute children’s picture book about a young girl named Imogene who seems to take on characteristics of different animals. On this day, when she wakes, she appears to have sprouted antlers! I liked the illustrations.
ifitsnotbaroque's review against another edition
4.0
David Small’s memoir Stitches is one of the most haunting things I’ve ever encountered. Wonderful illustrations from him both there and here. This book, not haunting at all, was a favorite of mine as a kid. Who wouldn’t want doughnuts on antlers to feed birds with?
calistareads's review against another edition
5.0
What a wonderful whimsical wistful story. I simply adore this book and I see it was a Reading Rainbow book as well. I wonder if I read this as a kid. I think I did, but I’m not sure. What a premise; one day, out of the blue, Imogene wakes up with a large rack of antlers on her head. She deals with it really well, but what I love is how the people around her deal with it. The maid has her sit down next to the stove to dry out all the towels draped over her antlers. Cracks me up. The cook loads up the antlers with donuts to go out and feed the birds. Her mother keeps fainting and then calls a milliner to create a hat for her. It looks like a giant seashell that Aphrodite would come out of the ocean in. I just love it all. The best is the next day she wakes up normal, without antlers, but then we find she has grown something else. It’s wonderful.
The thing I find especially interesting about this is that Imogene is a little girl growing antlers which male animals would have. Obviously, that doesn’t matter, but it is interesting. This book lifted my spirits and I want to own this TREASURE. I think it’s about seeing the world through different perspectives. One day, you can't be the same old person you were, you stand out and what can you learn.
The nephew loved this book. He wondered if its really possible to wake up with that. He would boss everyone around and get his way, he said, if he had that. Scary. We laughed enough to get the niece interested and she read this on her own. The nephew gave this 5 stars with me and the niece gave this 4 stars.
The thing I find especially interesting about this is that Imogene is a little girl growing antlers which male animals would have. Obviously, that doesn’t matter, but it is interesting. This book lifted my spirits and I want to own this TREASURE. I think it’s about seeing the world through different perspectives. One day, you can't be the same old person you were, you stand out and what can you learn.
The nephew loved this book. He wondered if its really possible to wake up with that. He would boss everyone around and get his way, he said, if he had that. Scary. We laughed enough to get the niece interested and she read this on her own. The nephew gave this 5 stars with me and the niece gave this 4 stars.
libraryjen's review against another edition
2.0
I just don't get the appeal of this book, I found it a bit inane myself. Maybe I was just a bit put off because the doctor is a man, the principal is a man, and the mom (the one adult female) faints three times in the story instead of doing anything useful. I noticed several other reviewers saying that this book isn't dated, but to me, that dates it. The illustrations are fun, but I won't be using this one in story times at work.
takanico's review against another edition
4.0
I read this to some of my high school students to help them during my short story unit. We discussed weird fiction. Imogene wakes up with antlers one morning with no understanding of why, it just happens. Very Kafka-esque for a kid's book. Good quick read and solid theme of acceptance.
maggie_stiefvater's review against another edition
5.0
I know this is far from a new book, but it's not a bit dated. I remembered reading and loving the humorous and charmingly illustrated story when I was a new reader, and now, twenty-two years later, my four-year-old has decided it's her new favorite book. Just a touch of the extraordinary presented in a very matter-of-fact, non-scary way.
***wondering why all my reviews are five stars? Because I'm only reviewing my favorite books -- not every book I read. Consider a novel's presence on my Goodreads bookshelf as a hearty endorsement. I can't believe I just said "hearty." It sounds like a stew.***
***wondering why all my reviews are five stars? Because I'm only reviewing my favorite books -- not every book I read. Consider a novel's presence on my Goodreads bookshelf as a hearty endorsement. I can't believe I just said "hearty." It sounds like a stew.***
just_fighting_censorship's review against another edition
3.0
What a strange story. As I began this book I had the faint feeling that I had read it before, which might be possible since it is an older book.
This was written in 1985 but it seems older than that. Who uses the term milliner?
This short simple book is great for a storytime, children will find the antlers hilarious and you can engage them with questions like what they would do if they woke up with antler or what animal body part they would like to have (eagle's wings, monkey's tail).
Overall, a very quirky read.
This was written in 1985 but it seems older than that. Who uses the term milliner?
This short simple book is great for a storytime, children will find the antlers hilarious and you can engage them with questions like what they would do if they woke up with antler or what animal body part they would like to have (eagle's wings, monkey's tail).
Overall, a very quirky read.