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Fortunately
by
Remy Charlip
Fortunately, Ned was invited to a surprise party.
Unfortunately, the party was a thousand miles away.
Fortunately, a friend loaned Ned an airplane.
Unfortunately, the motor exploded.
Fortunately, there was a parachute in the airplane.
Unfortunately, there was a hole in the parachute.
What else could go wrong as Ned tries to get to the party? Readers will cheer as Ned's luc
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Published
March 31st 1993
by Aladdin Paperbacks
(first published 1961)
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Absolutely loved this one! Ned's luck goes from good to bad to good to bad every other page. We're talking holes in parachutes, shark infested waters, and hungry tigers. FORTUNATELY, Ned has some good luck too! I loved the matching illustrations! Highly recommended!
Ned is an extremely lucky or unlucky person; it all depends on how you look at it. He’s very fortunate to be invited to a surprised party…unfortunately the party is in faraway Florida and Ned is in New York! Every step in Ned’s journey to the party is riddled with flip-flopping luck. His friend loans him an airplane, but the motor explodes. He lands safely in the water, but there are sharks! Finally, Ned arrives at the party. “And fortunately the party was for him, because fortunately it was his...more
The main character Ned is a fortunate individual when he receives an invitation to a surprise party. However, as he endeavors to attend the party, fortune is not always his friend. A fantastic journey ensues as Ned encounters a connected string of situations that alternate between impeding or advancing his mission. Illustrations mirror these varying circumstances: full color spreads pleasantly depict fortunate events while black and white images portray unfortunate circumstances. So consistent i...more
I love this book. What a good idea, what a good drawing of sharks at the chase (and tigers crouching through a hole underground). What a shame that Remy Charlip had the idea in 1964, before I was even a gleam in my father's crew cut.
My 4 year old loves it, but I decided to ask him what "fortunately" means. His answer: "Like us." Huh, said I? What does unfortunately mean? "Black [and white]." In other words, he inferred from the illustration switches that is what these words mean! ("Like us," mea...more
My 4 year old loves it, but I decided to ask him what "fortunately" means. His answer: "Like us." Huh, said I? What does unfortunately mean? "Black [and white]." In other words, he inferred from the illustration switches that is what these words mean! ("Like us," mea...more
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Un libretto sui casi della vita?
Una quasi-filastrocca per far ridere il pupo?
Sfortunatamente questo libretto (pubblicazione numero 100 per Orecchio Acerbo) mi ha lasciata abbastanza indifferente, nonostante le belle illustrazioni, nonostante la storiella divertente.
Fortunatamente insieme a questo libro mi è arrivato anche "Il signor coccodrillo ha molta fame" (sempre Orecchio acerbo), che invece mi è piaciuto un sacco!!! ;)
Un libretto sui casi della vita?
Una quasi-filastrocca per far ridere il pupo?
Sfortunatamente questo libretto (pubblicazione numero 100 per Orecchio Acerbo) mi ha lasciata abbastanza indifferente, nonostante le belle illustrazioni, nonostante la storiella divertente.
Fortunatamente insieme a questo libro mi è arrivato anche "Il signor coccodrillo ha molta fame" (sempre Orecchio acerbo), che invece mi è piaciuto un sacco!!! ;)
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Nov 16, 2009
Lisa Vegan
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
glass half empty types who have a sense of humor; kids with birthdays; everybody
Recommended to Lisa by:
Chandra
Ha ha ha ha ha. Oh, How I love this book. It had been lost in my sea of to-read books until a (non-Goodreads) friend mentioned it to me last night. Fortunately, my branch library had a copy on their shelves and I borrowed it this morning. (Unfortunately, I’ll have to return the book since the library owns it and I don’t own a copy.)
I think this book is hilarious. The story with happenings that go between fortunately and unfortunately (good luck vs. bad luck) is very funny and the accompanying il...more
I think this book is hilarious. The story with happenings that go between fortunately and unfortunately (good luck vs. bad luck) is very funny and the accompanying il...more
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A good way to teach the concepts of fortunately and unfortunately. And the alternating pictures were had a lot of good details (the frowny face on the clock on the second page was my favorite). The unfortunate situations are somewhat dark and surprising which was fun. But somehow it didn't really grab me--I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this book.
One of my all time favorite books. Will things ever go right in this book? I love the idea of this story, while the illustrations are a bit dated for this 1964 book, the humor will never wane.
I'm pairing this with a book called "The End" by David LaRochelle to read to the local kindergarteners who I think will get the humor of both the books.
I'm pairing this with a book called "The End" by David LaRochelle to read to the local kindergarteners who I think will get the humor of both the books.
Just read this book and am sending to my brother-in-law Ned. My husband said that Ned had this book when he was a child and wanted to send it to him to bring back childhood memories. Ned, in this children's book navigates the ups and downs of life with resourcefulness and this would be a great read for any child passed the age of 5.
Teaches the meaning of 'fortunately' and 'unfortunately' to early grades, but thought it was pretty unimaginative. The alternating colored and black and white might help reinforce the lesson. Plane crashes, pitchforks, shark and tiger attacks? Probably wouldn't be one of my first choices to read to my class.
I have loved this book since I was younger than I could read. Every page is fun and leaves you wondering...uh-oh, what's going to happen next and how will it end happily? Very adventurous things happen--the kind of things kids day dream about but most likely won't occur.
It's hard not to give this five stars because I loved it so much as a child. But, with adult eyes, I guess it's more of a "4". The pictures are a bit outdated, but I still love the idea of this "good news/bad news" book. The events are so random but somehow it all works!
A very funny picture book about a boy named Ned on his way to a surprise party. Kids will love this book and laugh out loud! The fortunate or positive things that happen are in color, while the negative or unfortunate things are in black & white to differentiate. Ages 4-8.
Fortunately the illustrations switch from color to black and white.
Unfortunately the illustrations look a little dated.
Fortunately the book shows opposites in a very clear way.
Overall, a cute book and so beloved that it has been reprinted since 1961.
Unfortunately the illustrations look a little dated.
Fortunately the book shows opposites in a very clear way.
Overall, a cute book and so beloved that it has been reprinted since 1961.
Jun 02, 2011
Amanda
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Amanda by:
Picture Book Activities by Trisha Kuffner
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We've read this one a lot since it is simple and funny. Love the back and forth between fortunately and unfortunately and black and white with color. It is ridiculous and unlikely, but that's probably what makes it so enjoyable!
This was on some list of classic kids books, maybe on Oprah's website? One page is Fortunately,....then the next is Unfortunately,... - pretty funny, hard to believe, a little scary, and Lola really liked it.
This was one of my favorite childhood books, probably because it was so much fun say a word with four whole syllables. I think I read this a hundred times, and fortunately, I still remember it...
an adventure that alternates between good and bad things happening. Each double-page spread has an "Unfortunately,..." and "Fortunately..." side. Amusing, but L didn't ask to read it again.
this book was a cute book i wouldnt recomend it to anyone becasuse it was very boring and didnt really have a climax to the problem plus i would have never read it if it wasnt book of the month
Fortunately, this book was fantastic!
Unfortunately, we have to return it to the library.
My kids and I LOVED this book. It just fits our sense of humor. This is one I'd love to own.
Unfortunately, we have to return it to the library.
My kids and I LOVED this book. It just fits our sense of humor. This is one I'd love to own.
An ok, short read. I like the contrasting between the fortunate and the unfortunate situations. Though I didn't really like how dire some of the unfortunate instances may be to young, young kids: possibility of landing on a pitch fork?? all these sharks chasing you.
Good silver lining / problem solving book in that kids see that every problem has a solution, not that this book is a brain teaser or that the reader actually solves the problem. Ages 6-9.
Remy Charlip is a choreographer, dancer, poet, artist and children's book author. He's also one of my favorite authors of children's books.
His books are surreal and playful. Fortunately builds on a series of events much like The House the Jack Built nursery rhyme. Each new event poses a new problem that requires a solution. The problem comes with "unfortunately" and the solution is provided with "fortunately."
The basic story follow's Ned's travels from New York to Florida to attend a party he ha...more
His books are surreal and playful. Fortunately builds on a series of events much like The House the Jack Built nursery rhyme. Each new event poses a new problem that requires a solution. The problem comes with "unfortunately" and the solution is provided with "fortunately."
The basic story follow's Ned's travels from New York to Florida to attend a party he ha...more
I've heard this story told as a joke, almost a stand-up routine -- turns out it's a great picture book, too! A fortunately/unfortunately story would be a great writing prompt.
I'm sure I haven't seen this book for fifteen years, but I can still quote the whole thing, almost verbatim. Suffice to say it's memorable. Wonderful art, too.
Good things and bad things alternately happen to Ned. My son liked this book.
We talked about where Florida and New York are in relation to each other.
We talked about where Florida and New York are in relation to each other.
Not a bad book for the concepts of fortunately and unfortunately. But, the child is placed in some very odd and dangerous situations which I didn't like.
Another 1st grade read aloud. A little funny and old fashioned seeming, but entertaining and really got the kids engaged and laughing.
Jul 06, 2012
Amy
marked it as picture-books-read
Not a new book, but one of our new favorites! http://sunlitpages.blogspot.com/2012/...
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Abraham 'Remy' Charlip (born January 10, 1929) is an American artist, writer, choreographer, theatre director, designer, and teacher.
He studied art at Straubenmuller Textile High School in Manhattan and fine arts at Cooper Union in New York, graduating in 1949.
In the 1960s, Charlip created a unique form of choreography, which he calls "air mail dances". He sends a set of drawings to a dance compan...more
More about Remy Charlip...
He studied art at Straubenmuller Textile High School in Manhattan and fine arts at Cooper Union in New York, graduating in 1949.
In the 1960s, Charlip created a unique form of choreography, which he calls "air mail dances". He sends a set of drawings to a dance compan...more
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