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Alfie Runs Away
by
Kenneth M. Cadow,
Lauren Castillo (Goodreads Author)
Alfie's mother wants to get rid of his favorite red shoes he's outgrown. So Alfie is running away. His mother points out that he might get thirsty on his trip, and she gives him a bottle of nice cold water. And a flashlight, in case it gets dark. Together, they pack everything Alfie might need. But once he is out in the wide world, Alfie discovers that some very important...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 27th 2010
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
(first published 2010)
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Alfie’s mother has gone too far! She wants to give away his favorite shoes and get him new ones. So Alfie decides to run away. As he packs his things, his mother makes helpful suggestions, like taking a water bottle, snacks and a flashlight. She gets him a bag to help carry his items, suggests he take his teddy bear and some books too. With all that to carry, Alfie can’t go far. But he does make it all the way deep into the backyard, still wearing his too-small beloved shoes. When he gets there,...more
In this book Alfie is faced with a social issue that often occurs between parents and their children. Alfie wanted to do what he wanted to do, not what he his parents wanted him to do. So to avoid having to follow his mom's rules he decided to run away. However, sooner than later, Alfie realizes home might not be so bad after all.
Who hasn't wanted to run away as a child? This is a story most kids will relate to. Meant for the very young, PK- 1. Alfie takes his beloved things and runs away rather than lose his favorite shoes. He makes it only to the backyard before he misses home. Illustrations are good and go well with the story.
Alfie runs away when his mom tells him to give up his shoes that are too small for him. Alfie's adventure only gets him as far as his backyard. This is a great story to share one-on-one with any child whose ever had a moment of stubborness.
When Alfie wants to run away, Mom is very understanding and helpful. The progression of the story is seamless and so natural. Alfie even figures out how to solve the problem that was the catalyst for him to run away.
The "overload the would-be young runaway with heavy objects so they can't get far" thing has been done before, but the illustrations are adorable and the tale is nicely told.
Alfie is upset and decides to run away announcing it emphatically. His mother "helps" him be ready. Absolutely captures the sentiments of both mother and child.
the concept of "running away" in anger didn't really make sense to my boys, but the 4 year old liked the idea of going on an adventure with a bear friend.
This should be required reading for every parent. Tis a great example of allowing a child room to grow, yet protected.
A little boy learns that it might be better just to let his mother buy him a new pair of shoes.
Cute, cute book. I readit to my 5 year old and he loved it.
This book had a fairly common theme: running away to escape. The mother was very obliging and helped her son, which intrigued me at first, because I wasn't sure what to expect. But then I saw how much stuff she gave him to carry, knowing he wouldn't be able to make it very far. It was an interesting compromise between the mother and the son. This story had a sweet message and a happy ending, I’d probably recommend.
*Taken from My Sentiments Exactly!: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2013...
*Taken from My Sentiments Exactly!: http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2013...
Very cute and funny.
SM
3.5
Enjoyed the story, illustrations were okay.
Jan 20, 2013
Houses
marked it as to-read
Jul 30, 2012
Novalibrarymom
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Kenneth M. Cadow is an art teacher. He lives in Norwich, Vermont. This is his first picture book.
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