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by: Jane Yolen
Amazon.com's Price: $6.99 Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780698118454
ISBN: 0698118456
Label: Putnam Juvenile
Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 32
Publication Date: December 18, 2000
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Sales Rank: 260766
Studio: Putnam Juvenile
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Product Description:
Every evening, old Miz Berlin walks around Mary Louise's long block, talking to herself. One day, the girl follows Miz Berlin, and finds that she's telling stories. And they're wonderful stories-about feathers falling from the sky, hurricanes of years past, and even her own birth. Every evening, Mary Louise walks with Miz Berlin, absorbing her tales. And when Miz Berlin can no longer walk, she leaves the girl stuffed full of stories to tell.
'This poignant book conveys through simple words the power of stories to build bridges between two very different people.'-Booklist
'Yolen is pitch-perfect in her delivery of this tender tale.'-Publishers Weekly
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sweet and touching.
This is a book about a young girl - except, judging by the narration, I suspect that she's intended to be quite old at the time of the story, we just don't see that - who makes friends with the old woman who walks down the block every afternoon.
And every day the woman tells stories - true stories, tall tales, you name it. And the girl goes home and tells her doll so she can remember.
Until Miz Berlin doesn't show up, and doesn't finish her story. We're told that she broke ... Read More
Rating:  - Enjoyable for all generations
An evening stroll engenders an unexpected friendship between an elderly woman, and a young girl. The elderly lady (Miz Berlin) recounts her childhood through beautifully creative stories which capture the imagination of the young girl and further ignites her curiosity about her elderly friend. The book's soft and poignant illustrations reveal the innocent spirit of the young girl's imaginings and gently draws the reader into the fantasy.
I think adults and children - young girls especially ... Read More
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