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Mr. Putter & Tabby Pick the Pears (Mr. Putter & Tabby #4)
It is fall and juicy things are growing in Mr. Putter’s backyard--apples, tomatoes, and pears. Mr. Putter dreams of all the juicy things he loves to eat, but most of all, he dreams of pear jelly. There’s only one problem--cranky legs keep him from climbing up to pick the pears. His ingenious solution will have young readers cheering him on.
Paperback, 44 pages
Published
September 15th 1995
by Sandpiper
(first published 1995)
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Nov 27, 2012
Brandee Osborn
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A kind elderly arthritic man, Mr. Putter, and his orange tabby cat, Tabby, an unlikely pair. Yet posses an inseparable bond. With a spunky neighbor, Mrs. Teaberry, and her bulldog Zeke.
Mrs. Teaberry has a knack for fixing Mr. Putter's problems. The foursome get through many adventures side by side. Cynthia Rylant brings these adventures and close friendships alive.
Fell in love with this book when I was in the fourth grade and my mom purchased it for me at the school bookfair. Initially I was jus...more
Mrs. Teaberry has a knack for fixing Mr. Putter's problems. The foursome get through many adventures side by side. Cynthia Rylant brings these adventures and close friendships alive.
Fell in love with this book when I was in the fourth grade and my mom purchased it for me at the school bookfair. Initially I was jus...more
A great little story for sharing in the library/classroom. Mr. Putter has cranky knees, and cranky legs. He isn't getting any younger. This character gives children the opportunity to see the elderly, how they age and adapt in a very accessible, fun story. Tabby is a great companion. She is not a talking cat, and in fact old as well. However the author shares her thoughts with us which adds a nice touch to the story. This is the first of this series I have read, but I will go back for more!
While I don't feel it is as strong as some of the other "Mr Putter and Tabby" books I've read, it's still a delightful read and full of humor. Mr. Putter so desperately wants to eat some pears, but finds his legs are too "cranky" to get up the ladder to pick them anymore. He is getting so old. This bothers him at first, until he remembers a fun toy from his childhood that helps him get the apples out of the tree--and helps him rediscover that one can be forever young at heart!
Omigoodness, they made more of these books. I mean after this one. I knew about this one. I read it as soon as I found out about it. I enjoyed it similarly as much as I enjoyed the first one. Oh, Mr. Putter and Tabby, you're a couple of pranksters. Adorable, old, well-illustrated, charming little pranksters.
It kind of ruined these books for me when I discovered that there was another series that's essentially the same story, but with a dog. It's called "Margie and Mudge" or something*. I didn't...more
It kind of ruined these books for me when I discovered that there was another series that's essentially the same story, but with a dog. It's called "Margie and Mudge" or something*. I didn't...more
The adventures of an arthritic old man and his old cat. It's charmingly funny. My son gets a huge kick out of them. The old man goes outside to pick pears, but finds he can't climb the ladder because he has "cranky" legs. So he decides to make a slingshot using elastic and a stick, and shots apples at the pear tree. But soon he's distracted by having so much fun with the sling shot, that he shoots away every apple from his yard for hours until he's out of apples. So the next day his old lady nei...more
Apr 26, 2013
Chris
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4 of 5 stars
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Shelves:
cats,
juvenile-fiction,
fruit,
old-age,
checked-out,
checked-out-2013,
checked-out-2013-4,
pears,
slingshots
This has been by far the kids' favourite Mr. Putter Tabby book yet. They laugh out loud through-out (ZING!!!!) and have requested it to be read multiple times.
It is a bit of a departure from the usual formula, in that Zeke doesn't have a role, and Mrs. Teaberry is only in the final chapter, but spending this fun day with one of our favourite old people was pleasant.
It is a bit of a departure from the usual formula, in that Zeke doesn't have a role, and Mrs. Teaberry is only in the final chapter, but spending this fun day with one of our favourite old people was pleasant.
Dec 17, 2009
Dolly
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3 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
parents reading with their children
This is another fun story in the "Mr. Putter and Tabby" series. We really enjoy Cynthia Rylant's stories and this does not disappoint. It's a funny tale and shows the friendliness between neighbors, although I wouldn't recommend following Mr. Putter's example in this book.
Excellent series, fabulous illustrations. More under Mr. Putter & Tabby Pour the Tea.
Another great easy reading chapter book by Cynthia Rylant. Great for writing because of the adjectives. Start with kindergarten.
Jan 12, 2009
Peggy
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mr. putter and tabby will put a smile on its' reader no matter the age.
I like when they got a slingshot and put an apple in and then shot the apple right over the pear tree, over his house, over the apple bush, into his neighbor's place, where it was so funny that time. She made apple pie and apple cider with cinnamon sticks in it. Well, I like when he did it all night and all day and he had cranky legs on the ladder. That's why he used a slingshot. Well, I like when he got an apple, then SHOT off the pears from the pear tree. And the pears landed in his neighbor's...more
Feb 13, 2012
Horace Mann Family Reading Challenge
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5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
2-012-in-2012,
early-reader
Tabby's tail doesn't always swish. Did you know that? A.
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An author of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for children and young adults as well as an author and author/illustrator of picture books for children, Cynthia Rylant is recognized as a gifted writer who has contributed memorably to several genres of juvenile literature. A prolific author who often bases her works on her own background, especially on her childhood in the West Virginia mountains, she...more
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