false 120711 8 With Papa off to sea and Mama despondent, Ida must go outside over there to rescue her baby sister from goblins who steal her to be a goblin's bride. 1060865 book 1981 Outside Over There (Caldecott Collection) total:505|5:254|4:138|3:78|2:22|1:13| 505 2113 614 78 5 2 false false Tue Oct 02 22:37:30 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 29 19:40:33 -0700 2007
I LOVED reading this book to my children when they were smaller. Recently I gave them ea...more...]]> 3 2 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 07:57:19 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 08:41:28 -0800 2009 4 1 false false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 15:39:38 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 14 15:42:30 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 20 09:59:28 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 10:07:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Aug 18 07:51:12 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 18 07:54:49 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1982 Tue Sep 25 23:35:48 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 25 23:50:51 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 22:03:02 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 16:55:36 -0800 2009 Outside Over There
3 stars
3rd-5th grades
The illustrations can almost tell a story without the text they are very descriptive and detailed. He uses many colors and realism in these drawings instead of cartooning like some of his other books. He uses many babies in ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 22:23:15 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 22:24:01 -0700 2009 5 This is the story of how Ida’s little sister, who can’t hardly be two years old, is snatched up by goblins and taken away to Outside, Over There to be a goblin’s bride. They leave an ice changeling in her place, and when she melts, Ida realizes what has happened. However, Ida’...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Oct 03 00:00:00 -0700 1984 Fri Oct 03 22:54:11 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 03 23:01:10 -0700 2008 20
The story line, the illustrations, and the writing style are all creepy and uns...more...]]> 5 15 false false Sat Aug 22 06:29:40 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 09:48:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 02 22:31:02 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 22:37:47 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Sep 02 16:03:29 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 16:08:23 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 17 10:30:23 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 10:32:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 10:57:51 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 11:02:14 -0700 2009 Where the Wild Things Are was published in 1964, and this book in 1981. I wonder what drugs Sendak DIDN'T do during this stretch. The art is great. The story is... Sendak]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 24 06:46:20 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 06:47:50 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Fri Mar 20 08:38:36 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 08:41:09 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Feb 23 17:04:37 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 17:06:33 -0800 2009
I wonder if this story inspired the writers of the movie, Labyrinth (with David Bowie)?]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 17:23:35 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 19:21:37 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 03 10:51:31 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 10:52:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 12:33:59 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 12:35:16 -0700 2009