The Story of the Little Old Man
by Barbro Lindgren
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There was once a tiny man. One day, at the first sign of spring, he decided to pin a note to a tree that said FRIEND WANTED. Then he sat down on the step to wait. After ten days, he woke to find a cold nose in his hand. Beside him was a big dog with a beautiful curve in its tail. The tiny man had made a friend at last. They play and walk and laugh every day. But then the girl in the polka dot dress comes to the step. The little man watches as the dog put his soft muzzle into the girl's hand show more and worries that he has lost his only friend. A touching picture book that explores learning how to make and share friends, feelings of being left out and discovering group dynamics. Packed full of emotion, this hardback picture book also teaches young children about self-esteem and empathy. A perfect story to read aloud with pre-schoolers or for young children just starting out at reading by themselves. show lessTags
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The poor little old man doesn't understand why nobody likes him. He ends up being great friends with a dog. The dog moves right into his heart. Jealousy takes over when a little girl visits with the dog at the little old man's house. His old feelings of nobody liking him, now not even a dog, take over. After some pouting, the little old man comes back and realizes the dog loves him and he's made a friend of the little girl also.
I think the little old man is adorable. He does get picked on, tripped and ignored. The relationship with the dog makes him so happy and you can really feel it and the sting of jealousy in the story.
I think the little old man is adorable. He does get picked on, tripped and ignored. The relationship with the dog makes him so happy and you can really feel it and the sting of jealousy in the story.
“El perro y el hombrecito se despertaron en el mismo segundo. Se sentaron y se miraron asombrados. ¡Guau! Ya tengo un amigo, pensó el hombrecito. ¡Guau! Ya tengo un hombrecito, pensó el perro. Después salieron y se fueron a pasear al sol. El perro olfateaba el camino y el hombrecito olfateaba las flores". (Descripción editorial).
Jan 1, 2024 (Edited)Spanish
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- Canonical title
- The Story of the Little Old Man
- Original publication date
- 1979
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- Children's Books, Tween
- DDC/MDS
- 839.738 — Literature & rhetoric German & related literatures Other Germanic literatures Swedish literature Swedish fiction 2000-
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- PZ7 .L65852 .S — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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