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The Moffats
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780152025410
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0152025413
Label: Odyssey Classics
Manufacturer: Odyssey Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: April 01, 2001
Publisher: Odyssey Classics
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Odyssey Classics
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Editorial Review:
Who else but a member of the Moffat family could, during kindergarten recess, accidentally hitch a ride out of town on a boxcar? Or wind up trapped in the breadbox outside the delicatessen store? Or kindly offer to escort the Salvation Army man to his destination--only to accidentally bump him out of his own horse-drawn wagon? The Moffats is a paradigm of old-fashioned family fun. Four children and a hard-working widowed mother live together on New Dollar Street in the village of Cranbury. Their seemingly quiet lives are studded with almost daily unexpected adventures, with droll results.
This charming book has been making readers smile for over half a century. It reflects a gentler era, when the jolly chief of police had time to sit on the curb to hear a little girl's "crimes" and a little boy's escapade on a train was not cause for media panic, just a simple redirecting by the agreeable engineer. Eleanor Estes, author of the Newbery Honor book The Hundred Dresses, and Caldecott medalist Louis Slobodkin (Many Moons) make a lovely team in this story of benign humor and sweet times. (Ages 8 to 12) --Emilie Coulter
Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and-most days at least-the responsible one; Joey, who though only twelve is the man of the house...sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble.
Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious one-of-a-kind adventure.
Eleanor Estes's beloved Moffats stories are being published in new editions as Odyssey/Harcourt Young Classics. The original interior illustrations have been retained, but handsome new cover art by Tricia Tusa gives the books a fresh, timeless appeal for today's readers.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - The moffats
the moffats is a funny book that although this sounds cheesy is a classic for all ages. All the characters are strange and wonderful and funny. Mostly though the story follows Jaynie moffat (who also has a book of her own which is even better than this one.) All the stories though are great. I highly reccomend this book to ANYONE.
Rating:  - A childhood favorite that my children enjoy too!!!
What a treat when a childhood favorite that my children really enjoy!!!!!
Buy the real 1941 hardcover with the lovely illustrations that really make the book so good!!!!!
Rating: - Love this!
This is not only entertaining and charming, but is filled with vivid details of life in the days without electricity, when cars were a rarity and kids could buy an ice cream cone for a nickel.
Rating: - Great book...
I'm 14 and I still love this book. Eleanor Estes is a fantastic writer and this is one of my favourites. I highly reccomend this book for ANY age-it has something for everyone.
Rating: - Wow! Amazing book!
Wow! I loved this book! Between Jane being in a bread box, to Rufus getting on the freight train car. I think that everybody will like this book if they read it. When I started this book, it was like I couldn't put it down. I would read it like 2 hours a day, and I only was required to read 30 minutes for school! I loved it! Now I'm starting to read all the sequels to Eleanor Estes' fantastic books. I'm telling you, READ THIS BOOK!
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