Mabel, One and Only
The only kid on her block, Mabel can usually count on her grown-up neighbors for a game or two. Not today, though. Everyone is busy, and Mabel is a bit lonely . . . until she and her canine sidekick, Jack, think up idea after idea. There?s one-footed roller-skating and Super Ball bowling and enough rambunctious fun that even the grown-ups wonder what they?re missing. All they have to do is ask Mabel, a brand-new character who may just be the favorite cousin of Eloise or Olivia.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0803731981
ISBN13:9780803731981
Release Date:April 2009
Publisher:Dial Books
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 8.6" x 11.0"
Age Range:3 to 5 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Kindergarten
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
An exceptional acquisition, highly recommended
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Margaret Muirhead's MABEL ONE AND ONLY tells of the only kid on her block who has to rely on grownups for games. One day everyone's busy - and it's up to her and her dog Jack to think up new play ideas on their own. An exceptional acquisition, highly recommended.
A wonderful celebration of imagination and making your own fun
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
As the mother of an only child, I really appreciate this story about a girl who makes her own fun in a world of busy adults. My daughter loves the funny adult characters and especially loves the picture of Mabel in her cardboard spaceship. The clever language makes this book a pleasure to read aloud. I highly recommend this lovely book!
Mabel Makes it Fun
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
When Larry Extraordinary, Mrs. Beadenbauble and the other usually playful grown-ups on her block are too busy, Mabel has to figure out her own fun. Not a stretch for this girl who turns the sidewalk into a superball bowling alley and travels to space inside a beat-up cardboard box. Understandably, it's only a matter of time before the grownups are begging for Mabel to come back. This book has many charms, but the whimsical text and illustrations perfectly capture the joy a child can find in her own expansive imagination as well as in the world of kind, quirky neighbors.
The Perfect Answer to "I'm Bored!"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
For parents or grandparents all too familiar with their child's complaint, "I'm bored," this is the book for you. It's a delightful story about a precocious only child discovering new ways to entertain herself when she doesn't have a playmate. Precocious or not, only child or not, all children are sure to recognize Mabel's "grown-up problem"--the frustrating times when grownups are too busy to play. And they'll be fascinated by her wonderful imagination. She can turn a cardboard box into a space module, which explodes off the page in a burst of colorful illustration, just one of many throughout the book. The "busy" grownups and Mabel's dog Jack--"who can fit three tennis balls in his mouth at once"--are also delightfully drawn. The story has a wry sense of humor that both kids and grownups will enjoy, and a perfect ending for kids who knew all along that grownups can't do without them.
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