The Teeny Tiny Woman

by Jane O'Connor, R.W. Alley (Illustrator)

Illus. in full color. In an adaptation for beginning readers, a teeny tiny woman finds a teeny tiny bone on a teeny tiny grave and takes it home, only to be hounded by a teeny tiny ghost who wants his bone back!

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Fiction, Halloween, Humor, Fantasy, 1st Grade

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1986

About the author

Since the publication of Fancy Nancy, Jane O'Connor's closet now boasts so many boas, tiaras, and sparkly ensembles that sometimes friends do not recognize her on the street. She still resides (that's a fancy word for lives) in New York City with her family and their canine companion, Arrow. --from the publisher's website

Reviews

[Sadia Mansoor · Rating 2 out of 5]

The story was going fine until the abrupt ending came -_-
Hence, 2 stars only!

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a group read aloud, this is an easy reader. Still, you could make it into a group read aloud if you really wanted to, the story is okay. In a pinch it could be a non-scary ghost story.

[Literacy Group · Rating 4 out of 5]

The teeny tiny woman leaves her home and finds a bone in a graveyard that she takes home to make soup with. After she gets back home, she decides to take a nap before making her soup. She wakes up to a small teeny tiny voice but cannot find where the voice is coming from and goes back to sleep. She is suddenly woken up by a big voice asking for his bone back. She gives it back and off he goes!

Grade K-1

[Bree · Rating 1 out of 5]

Notes:
woman finds a bone on a graveyard and its ghost haunts her until she gives it back

[Tym · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh it’s fine. ***2nd read***Read this to my nephew and he enjoyed it more than I did which is no surprise he loves ghosts and silly stories

[Shelby Rollenhagen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading this book when I was a little girl. It is super cute to be able to share it with my children now.

[Rebekah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute but I remember it being better as a kid.

[Rebecca Dickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so precious.
However, why the heck would anyone take a bone from a grave?!?!

[Colby · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have read this book so many times I could probably recite this book word for word. I love this book and I’m not even quite sure why. It might be because of how it reads, it keeps repeating the words “teeny tiny” explaining that she is a teeny tiny woman and that everything she does is teeny tiny, her house, and she goes on a teeny tiny walk and find a teeny tiny bone and everything she encounters is teeny tiny. I think that it flows very nicely. It makes me laugh each time I read it. It can teach children to not be scared and to be strong. This is the case at the end of the story when the teen tiny woman finally yells at the ghost to take the bone. However; this is the only possible teaching moment that can be used and this is still kind of stretching it, perhaps forcing a lesson where there shouldn’t be one. I think that this book is mainly for entertainment purposes.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this book but for an older kid or one that isn't afraid of things it might be good. But it's an 'easy' book to read so for beginner readers. The Teeny Tiny is repeated A LOT over and over again which isn't a big deal. But she goes to a graveyard and digs up a bone! (#1 that is SO disrespectful and teaching children that is okay??? I think not!) then a ghost follows her home to get his-her bone back. Luckily she hadn't already cooked it like she had started to. Just over all a very disrespectful story. And could teach children to be disrespectful toward cemeteries and death in general.

[Alyson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned to read very early in life, and I found myself always in need of a challenge. If I was going to read a story all by myself, it had to be interesting enough to read over and over again. The Teeny Tiny Woman was one of such stories. After all, there's a ghost!
A Teeny Tiny Woman lives in a teeny tiny house with her teeny tiny objects. It's cozy and the last thing she wants is to be disturbed. But, there is a ghost with different ideas in mind. He wants his bone, and he will do anything to get it back.
I hope to encounter a copy of this book someday to get my future kids excited about reading.

[Josh · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually don't add the children's books I read on here, but for this one I am making an exception. What kind of sick bastard came up with this story? (Yes, I know it is based on and old English fairy tale.)The teeny tine woman is a ghoul. She takes a bone from a GRAVEYARD to make soup, really? The only beings who would do that are ghouls. Add in the ghost and this book is the start of a great horror story. I would recommend this to anyone who wants to start introducing their preschooler to the horror genre.

[Anjle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have a specific, dramatic reading of this book that I have performed hundreds of times for my younger siblings. If read in a certain way, this is a favorite of two-year old children, and they will ask you to read it about seven times before bedtime.

[Caroline Barnett]

The Teeny Tiny Woman is a great book for children to practice reading with. This is a great book to work on fluency and inflection while reading. The text is in large print and has simple vocabulary, allowing the child to really practice their reading.

[Whitney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This teeny tiny book about the brave little lady who walks through the graveyard and disturbs a ghost was one of my favorites as a child and I've returned to it as an adult to find it just as adorable and charming now.

[Lindsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of my favorite kids books. Grandma sent me this book ith a Recording of her reading it when i was in houston and i fell in love with it.

[Janina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was my very first book! It holds a very special place in my heart, and I can't wait to read it to my children one day!

[Theresa · Rating 2 out of 5]

a revival of the short story about the teeny tiny woman's teeny tiny story

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a cute book with just the right amount of scary. Little children will NOT be tempted to steal bones from graveyards after reading this book!

[Mom Taxi Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was so teeny tiny :)

[Bronda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is really great for kids.
I would recommend this book to anyone teaching children to read.
I thought it was a really cute little book!

[Kendra · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember reading this as a kid, so I checked it out for my daughter. Cute and easy to read, but I think it scared her a little. :)

[Trista · Rating 3 out of 5]

DRA level 8- a good story with repetitive text to help with reading fluency.

[Cws]

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[Allie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kids version of the scary story of the woman who stole a bone.