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Jane Thayer (1) (1904–2005)

Autor(a) de The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy

Para outros autores com o nome Jane Thayer, ver a página de desambiguação.

Jane Thayer (1) foi considerado como pseudónimo de Catherine Woolley.

50+ Works 4,863 Membros 53 Críticas 1 Favorited

About the Author

Image credit: Catherine Woolley (aka Jane Thayer), Purple House Press author

Séries

Obras por Jane Thayer

Foram atribuídas obras ao autor também conhecido como Catherine Woolley.

The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy (1958) 2,251 exemplares
Gus Was a Friendly Ghost (1961) 634 exemplares
The Popcorn Dragon (1989) 505 exemplares
Gus and the Baby Ghost (1972) 382 exemplares
Gus Goes To School (1982) 190 exemplares
What's a Ghost Going to Do? (1681) 127 exemplares
Blueberry Pie Elf (1993) 112 exemplares
Part-Time Dog (1965) 90 exemplares
Gus Loved His Happy Home (1600) 77 exemplares
Gus Was a Mexican Ghost (1974) 70 exemplares
Gus Was a Christmas Ghost (1969) 61 exemplares
Gus Was a Gorgeous Ghost (1978) 59 exemplares
Quiet on Account of Dinosaur (1964) 57 exemplares
Andy and the Runaway Horse (1963) 51 exemplares
The Outside Cat (1974) 22 exemplares
The Horse with the Easter Bonnet (1953) 14 exemplares
Clever Raccoon (1981) 14 exemplares
Read Aloud Funny Stories (1958) 13 exemplares
I'm Not a Cat, Said Emerald (1970) 12 exemplares
Little Lost Ghost (1966) 10 exemplares
Where's Andy? (1954) 9 exemplares
Timothy and Madam Mouse (1971) 9 exemplares
The Second-Story Giraffe (1959) 7 exemplares
A contrary little quail (1968) 7 exemplares
Andy and Mr. Cunningham (1955) 7 exemplares
Applebaums have a robot! (1980) 6 exemplares
Where is Squirrel? (1979) 5 exemplares
Andy Wouldn't Talk (1958) 5 exemplares
Try Your Hand (1979) 4 exemplares
The Blueberry Pie Elf Lap Book (1961) 4 exemplares
Andy and the Wild Worm (1973) 4 exemplares
A Drink for Little Red Diker (1963) 3 exemplares
I don't believe in elves (1975) 3 exemplares
Andy's Square Blue Animal (1962) 3 exemplares
Mr. Turtle's magic glasses (1971) 3 exemplares
The Chicken in the Tunnel (1956) 3 exemplares
Bunny in the honeysuckle patch, (1965) 2 exemplares
Little Monkey (1959) 2 exemplares
Little Mr. Greenthumb (1968) 2 exemplares
Andy and His Fine Friends (1960) 1 exemplar
The lighthearted wolf, (1966) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Foram atribuídas obras ao autor também conhecido como Catherine Woolley.

Diane Goode's American Christmas (1754) — Contribuidor — 297 exemplares
The Family Read-Aloud Christmas Treasury (1989) — Contribuidor — 273 exemplares

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Woolley, Catherine
Data de nascimento
1904
Data de falecimento
2005-07-23
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Local de falecimento
Truro, Massachusetts, USA
Educação
University of California, Los Angeles
Ocupações
copywriter
editor

Membros

Críticas

Does your family celebrate a more secular Halloween? This oddly sweet book has a ghost take in a foundling ghost and care for it.
 
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FamiliesUnitedLL | 2 outras críticas | Jul 1, 2023 |
Gus the Friendly Ghost lived in an old house in the country. There were apple trees and lilacs in the yard and, in the summer, the Scott family lived there, too.

Gus liked to rattle and clank in the attic, but since the Scotts did not believe in ghosts, they did not believe in Gus. But, when he rattled and clanked, they told all their friends, “We’ve got a ghost!”

But when autumn arrived, the Scott family packed up and left the old country house. Gus had nothing to do; he was lonely. Gus went for a walk. He met Mouse, who was freezing, and he invited him to come live in the old country house. Gus was happy to have Mouse staying in the house; he learned to make all sorts of cheese dishes because, even though ghosts never get hungry, Mouse was always hungry, and Gus wanted him to be happy.

Gus read to Mouse by the light of the fire. Sometimes the two friends played checkers. They popped corn. And, one day, the snow melted, the sun grew warm. Buds grew on the apple tree and the lilacs bloomed. And, one day, a car drove into the yard. The Scott family was back!

What will happen when they find Mouse [and Gus] living in the house?

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This edition, an offering from the Weekly Reader Children’s Book Club, was re-issued by Weekly Reader in 2002 and by Purple House Press in 2014. The reading age for the book is five and six years old, grade levels preschool through third.

A beloved childhood favorite, this delightful tale of friendship is sure to become a much-loved story for a new generation of young readers. The charming illustrations . . . purple, red, black, and white . . . are a perfect accompaniment to the sweet tale of Gus and Mouse and the Scott family. It’s an engaging story for adults to share with their young readers; the life lessons of friendship, respect, acceptance, and selflessness are both relevant and heartwarming. Parents are sure to enjoy sharing this enchanting story with their young readers.

Highly recommended.
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jfe16 | 6 outras críticas | Jun 14, 2022 |
This book follows Dexter the dragon. This young dragon learns how to make a lot of smoke. He starts to show off his new skill to his friends. But his friends can’t blow smoke and soon they all leave Dexter alone. Finally Dexter learns how to be a good friend.
 
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BCWeber | 3 outras críticas | Feb 8, 2021 |
Gus the Ghost is more than a bit picky about how he dresses. He has a homespun and a linen sheet and alternates wearing and washing them so he stays looking his ghostly best. After a few hundred years of haunting, he is getting a bit tired of ironing though. Then he sees an advertisement for drip-dry sheets. No more ironing! He goes to buy a new white sheet....and sees a display of colorful, beautiful sheets! He wants a little color in his life! But he has to get a bit creative!

Gus is by far my favorite character from children's books. His first story, Gus Was a Friendly Ghost, was my favorite book as a child. I discovered just this year that there are 7 more Gus stories! This series is so cute and sweet. The stories are uplifting and the illustrations by Seymour Fleishman are always wonderful.

There are 8 books in the Gus the Ghost series. Gus is friendly and loves his friends, Mouse the Mouse, Cora the Cat and even cranky old Mr. Frizzle. :) I always have a copy of the first book on my keeper shelf....and now I'm hunting down the other 7 so I can read the stories to my grandkids when they visit. I'm happy to share Gus with them! I hope they love him as much as I did!
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JuliW | Nov 22, 2020 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
50
Also by
2
Membros
4,863
Popularidade
#5,167
Avaliação
4.1
Críticas
53
ISBN
97
Línguas
2
Marcado como favorito
1

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