Harold's Hideaway Thumb - Hardcover

Sonnenschein

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0671735683 ISBN 13: 9780671735685

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 1991

Synopsis

By being diligent and remembering that he is a big bunny now, Harold succeeds in stopping sucking his thumb.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2-- Although Harold has grown too old for his highchair, crib, and bottles, he has kept one habit from babyhood: thumb-sucking. The little rabbit's attempts to hide his thumb (in a book, in a mitten) fail; somehow it always ends up in his mouth. Then, with his father's help, Harold develops a set of reminders, including pictures for every room of the house, and this technique solves the problem. The illustrations are reassuring and mildly amusing. Although it is difficult to recommend the book solely on its literary or artistic merits, the theme is one of perennial concern. Public libraries with a demand for material about thumb-sucking will want to consider it. --Kathy Piehl, Mankato State University, MN
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews:

Harold, a bunny, has outgrown most baby things, but his thumb is hard to relinquish. Mother's teasing remark--''I might just hide it from you''--gives him an idea: he'll hide it from himself, in a book, or a mitten, or the clothes hamper--where he follows it. A party balloon gives him a better idea: he'll tie things to the thumb as fail-safe, nose-bumping reminders. The parents here are nicely nonjudgmental, while Harold provides a good model of solving one's own problem in one's own time. In the lively, amusing illustrations, he is clearly more boy than bunny, despite the ears. (Picture book. 3-7) -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0671735683
• ISBN 13: 9780671735685
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1