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Room on the Broom Board book – 28 March 2017
Julia Donaldson (Author) Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author |
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How the cat purred and how the witch grinned,
As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind.
The witch and her cat fly happily over forests, rivers and mountains on their broomstick until a stormy wind blows away the witch's hat, bow and wand. Luckily, they are retrieved by a dog, a bird and a frog, who are all keen for a ride on the broom. It's a case of the more, the merrier, but the broomstick isn't used to such a heavy load and it's not long before... SNAP! It breaks in two! And with a greedy dragon looking for a snack, the witch's animal pals better think fast!
A very funny story of quick wits and friendship, The Room on the Broom is another smash hit from the unparalleled picture-book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo.
This handy board book format is perfect for younger readers. It features the classic story with a stunning redesigned cover and beautiful finish, making it a must-have for even the smallest Donaldson and Scheffler fans!
Also available in board book format and with striking redesigned covers are:
The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child, The Snail and the Whale, The Smartest Giant in Town, Monkey Puzzle, Charlie Cook's Favourite Book, and A Squash and a Squeeze.
- Reading age2 years and up
- Print length24 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions19.1 x 1.7 x 17.3 cm
- PublisherMacmillan Children's Books
- Publication date28 March 2017
- ISBN-109781509830435
- ISBN-13978-1509830435
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Written in rhyme in true Julia Donaldson style, this is yet another story that will engage young children. ― Toppsta
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About the Author
Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world's best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children's Laureate. Her books include Room on the Broom, What the Ladybird Heard, What the Ladybird Heard Next and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children's shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.
Axel Scheffler is a star illustrator whose instantly recognisable, warm and witty illustrations have achieved worldwide acclaim and numerous awards. In addition to his picture books, Axel is the illustrator of wonderful novelty and gift books for Macmillan, such as the bestselling The Bedtime Bear, The Christmas Bear and Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes. He also illustrates the popular Pip and Posy series. Born in Hamburg, Axel now lives with his family in London.
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- ASIN : 150983043X
- Publisher : Macmillan Children's Books (28 March 2017)
- Language : English
- Board book : 24 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9781509830435
- ISBN-13 : 978-1509830435
- Reading age : 2 years and up
- Dimensions : 19.1 x 1.7 x 17.3 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 5,126 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author

Julia Donaldson is a top selling author of children’s books with over 65 million books sold worldwide. Among her greatest successes are Room on the Broom, The Gruffalo and Stick Man (all illustrated by Axel Scheffler), What the Ladybird Heard (illustrated by Lydia Monks) and The Giant Jumperee (illustrated by Helen Oxenbury). Julia’s books have been translated into over 72 languages.
Julia lives in the UK with her husband Malcolm and divides her time between Sussex in the South and Edinburgh in Scotland. From 2011 to 2013, she was the UK Children’s Laureate. Julia writes fiction, poems, plays and songs, as well as picture books. The TV films of The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom have both been nominated for Oscars.
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The illustration last are great.
It has great underlying lessons of friendship and helping others.
Highly recommended.
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Julia Donalson, autora del fascinante Gruffalo (para mí indispensable), escribe esta historia que es ilustrada por el magnífico Axel Scheffer.
Una bruja vuela con su escoba acompañada de una gata. Pero el viento le juega malas pasadas y le arranca el sombrero de pico, el lazo de la trenza, y parece que le dificulta el vuelo. Para recuperar lo perdido debe bajar a tierra y allí conoce a varios animales que le devuelven lo extraviado pero quieren subirse en la escoba porque gusta mucho.
Una historia que habla de ayudarse unos a otros, de compartir y de la amistad. Una bruja a la que los animales ayudan a encontrar sus objetos perdidos se convierte en la anfitriona de una expedición por los cielos sobre su escoba. Y cuando aparece un temido dragón, sus amigos los animales, de forma ocurrente saben ayudarla y salvarla de las fauces de la bestia
Cuento rimado, como la mayoría de esta autora, tiene un final divertido y una moraleja bonita para los niños.
Es un cuento con gran acogida en niños a partir de tres años y que yo dirigía a niños entre cuatro y seis aproximadamente. La acogida en las aulas suele ser positiva.
Este formato, tiene buen tamaño para público infantil, es aproximadamente como un folio, eso sí, si compráis la versión de tapas blandas hay que tener algo más de cuidado.
Os dejo el video para que veáis el formato.
Espero que os ayude la opinión!

The story is lovely, and the video is free on the BBC - but that uses the UK wording.
It needs to be clear in the description that this isn’t the UK version.

IT'S A TALL HAT! IT'S A PLAIT, NOT A BRAID! IT'S WITCH AND CHIPS NOT FRENCH FRIES!
Good Lord if only you knew the trouble this has caused us!! Sample screaming in the video!


Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 May 2021
IT'S A TALL HAT! IT'S A PLAIT, NOT A BRAID! IT'S WITCH AND CHIPS NOT FRENCH FRIES!
Good Lord if only you knew the trouble this has caused us!! Sample screaming in the video!



TRAMA: mentre vola sulla sua scopa, una strega perde il cappello, la bacchetta e il fiocco; alcuni animali la aiuteranno a ritrovarli in cambio di un giro della scopa.. finché ad un tratto la scopa si rompe e la strega finisce in balia di un drago.. ma i suoi amici animali accorreranno di nuovo in suo aiuto, riuscendo a salvarla!
PROBLEMA EDIZIONE: per questi libri esiste una miriade di edizioni diverse tra copertina flessibile o rigida, cartonati, audio libri e chi più ne ha più ne metta. Quello che non mi era mai capitato, comprando come di consueto l'edizione inglese, era che invece dell'originale mi fosse recapitata la versione americana, che non è del tutto uguale: alcuni termini non usati negli USA vengono modificati, talvolta richiedendo di riscrivere intere frasi. Purtroppo su Amazon le due versioni sono a prima vista indistinguibili, perché in entrambi i casi vengono indicati come "lingua inglese".
SOLUZIONE: ho prontamente contattato il servizio clienti di Amazon per segnalare la questione. Mi hanno spiegato che non si poteva fare una semplice sostituzione perché questa è prevista solo per richiedere lo stesso identico prodotto. Ho quindi provveduto ad effettuare il reso ed ho fatto un nuovo ordine cambiando versione. Per cercare di identificare correttamente la versione giusta, mi sono basata sull'IBAN (cercando informazioni anche su siti esterni) e sull'editore. Quindi vi consiglio di cercare di verificare prima dell'acquisto se la versione che state comprando è effettivamente quella che desiderate e, in caso di problemi, contattate l'assistenza che saprà prontamente supportarvi!
[NB. questa è la recensione associata alla versione originale inglese]



Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 June 2020

