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The House on East 88th Street by: Bernard Waber Childrens Bookshop Price: $6.95 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9780395199701 ISBN: 0395199700 Label: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: August 13, 1975 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Sales Rank: 86592 Related Items:
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Editorial Review: Product Description: The first book in the Lyle series, this tells the story of how the Primms found Lyle the crocodile in the bathtub of their new home. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Love LyleI bought this book for my daughter in anticipation of seeing a musical adaptation of it at my favorite Chicago theatre, Lifeline--which was to be our daughter's first-ever play. The book is very cute w/ humorous details adults can enjoy as well. And even though most of the plot of the play turned out to be from a different book in the series, my daughter easily recognized Lyle in the play and enjoyed it. We've since borrowed other books in the series from the library and she really enjoys them. Rating: - A classic that continues to entertainOriginally published in 1962, The House on East 88th Street is the first Lyle the Crocodile book by Bernard Waber. The House on East 88th Street opens with the Primm family moving into their new home, decorating and unpacking. Mrs. Primm opens the bathroom door to find a crocodile soaking in the tub! Just as Mr. and Mrs. Primm are in the midst of panic, young Joshua Primm finds a man by the name of Signor Valenti at the front door with a note, explaining that he is leaving Lyle with the family and ... Read More: Rating:  - Who wouldn't love Lyle?What would you do if you found that your new house came with an unexpected tenant - a caviar-eating crocodile named Lyle? This story tells the tale of an unlikely friendship with humor and sensitivity. A wonderful book to share with even the youngest of children. Rating: - A charming children's classicI first read Bernard Waber's The House on East 88th Street as a child and was capitivated by Lyle the Crocodile. How I loved this story about a bright green crocodile living in a bathtub in a New York City brownstone.Though frightened at first, the Primm family is won over by their housemate. Lyle is amazing, he takes out the trash, brings in the milk, (this book was first published in 1962!)helps around the house, and loves a nice, hot bath complete with Turkish caviar! (We could all use a Lyle) ... Read More: Rating: - The magical world of LyleThe story of Lyle the crocodile who is discovered in the bathtub when Joshua and his family move into their new home. My mother first read this book to me when I was four years old. I am now 35! It is a truly wonderful childrens book. One of those that lingers in your memory as a world you inhabited as a child. Myself and my sisters adored the Lyle books and we are now buying them for our families. Endearing, amusing, full of the joys and sadnesses of life. Lyle is a childs world through a crocodiles ... Read More: |
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