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The Borrowers: Fiftieth-Anniversary Gift Edition | 
| Author: Mary Norton
Creators: Leonard S. Marcus, Diana Stanley
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
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Pages: 176
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Suspenseful, wonderful, but difficult for littler ones January 9, 2009
The Borrowers is a Truly Terrific Story, well-plotted, gripping, and fun. A family of little people live on the "lost" items of the family in the big house. They are discovered by a boy, assisted, and finally evacuated, with the suggestion of a happy ending. Remarkable story.
This is a great read-aloud for all ages, but be aware that your kids are going to be unfamiliar with a LOT of the materials the Borrowers are borrowing. Blotting Paper. Hat pins. Tureens. Cider-press cogwheels.
Kid gloves. Scullery items. Tom Thumb miniature Victorian volumes. Settles. Linen-Presses. Crumpets. Parquet flooring. All these unfamiliar terms can paint a wonderful word picture, but they can also lead to a lot of interruptions in the story.
I would recommend reading Frances Hodgson Burnett's Secret Garden and Little Princess before you read these books aloud -- they can help your kids imagine the world in this story a little better.
A word of caution -- The adult human beings drink Madeira (from decanters or from bottles) and then imagine that their glimpses of the borrowers are alcohol-induced hallucinations. This isn't very family-friendly, nor even particularly funny, but it does form a basis of the plot and so you can't skip these references. It is not as in-your-face as the movie Annie, for example, but it's certainly there. If your parenting style is particular about alcohol consumption, you may want to pre-read the story to see if this meets your standards.
A Great Book About Little Adventurers December 19, 2008
The Borrowers is written by Mary Norton. The main characters are Arriety, Pod and Homily. They are tiny people who live under the floorboards of a house. They "borrow" stuff for their own house. The story convinces you that the borrowers are real. Some parts of the book are very suspenseful and exciting. In one part, Arriety gets captured by a human! That may not sound important but it is. Read this book and find out why.
P.S If you like this book you should read the other four books in the Borrowers series. I did and they are really good.
by Walker
Fine story, of mice or men? November 24, 2008
Don't we all drop those little things
and misplace the scissors?
So who is taking these things?
Wee people or pack rats maybe?
The story is the edge a fantasy and the hope
of little girls to find real people the size of dolls.
We are all hoping that the mean old rat catchers of the world come up dry of little people!
The writing is very good and the story
gets you going. I like this one very much
like the story of Ben Franklin with a mouse in his pocket
who was the real inventor? Tales talking animals
and here,little people will always please the young.
The Borrowers by M. Norton April 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Whoosh! You see a hat pin sail across the room, much like a javelin, and pin onto the lace curtain. Then, a small man no more than six inches tall scurries across the room.
Welcome to the world of the Borrowers; Pod, Homily, and Arrietty Clock. They live under the floorboards and borrow anything from potatoes to blotting paper. The tiny people live in an old country house, inhabited by `human beans'.
All goes well for the small family until Arrietty is `seen' by a boy. The Borrowers think that `human beans' are always vicious and bad, but this boy turns out to be friendly.
The boy befriends the Clocks and even helps them borrow.
Then, Pod makes the mistake of borrowing precious knick-knacks from the mistress.
Mrs. Driver, the housekeeper, is getting suspicious. Who could be stealing these things?
She sprouts a plan to trap the thieves.
Will the Clocks be caught? Will they have to emigrate?
I thought this book was funny. The Borrowers have limited knowledge on the outside world making the way they act and think seem silly. The book is entertaining, and it is not action packed all the way. It gives you time to think about what you just read, and doesn't zoom through everything. This book is good for all ages. Mary Norton did a great job writing this book.
great book February 21, 2008
A classic from my childhood, I enjoy giving this to pre-teen girls and all of them have said they enjoy it, too.
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