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A simple rhythmic text portrays Little Gorilla, who is loved by everyone in the jungle as he begins to grow . . . and Grow . . . and GROW.
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"Little Gorilla"s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure
as the story"s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a
quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently
express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers
will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie
in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure
as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a
quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently
express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers
will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie
in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Little Gorilla' s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure
as the story' s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a
quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently
express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers
will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie
in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Little Gorilla ' s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story ' s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody
loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something
happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .'
And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a
happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is
clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they
fit the text very comfortably."
"Warm and touching story."
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"Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
Booklist, ALA
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .' And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Warm and touching story."
Book Links, ALA
"Little Gorilla s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
Booklist, ALA
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . . And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"Warm and touching story."
Book Links, ALA
"Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
Booklist, ALA
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .' And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Warm and touching story." Book Links, ALA "Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday." Booklist, ALA "Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .' And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
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as the story"s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a
quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently
express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers
will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie
in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure
as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a
quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently
express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers
will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie
in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Little Gorilla' s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure
as the story' s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a
quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently
express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers
will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie
in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Little Gorilla ' s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story ' s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody
loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something
happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .'
And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a
happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is
clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they
fit the text very comfortably."
"Warm and touching story."
Book Links, ALA
"Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
Booklist, ALA
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .' And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Warm and touching story."
Book Links, ALA
"Little Gorilla s velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story s evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
Booklist, ALA
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . . And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"
"Warm and touching story."
Book Links, ALA
"Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday."
Booklist, ALA
"Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .' And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"Warm and touching story." Book Links, ALA "Little Gorilla's velvety-soft jungle world seems as comfortably secure as the story's evocation of love and friendship. Each page radiates a quiet drama as one after another, the jungle inhabitants indulgently express their affection for the irresistible baby. . . . Preschoolers will take pleasure in joining the conversely shrinking animal menagerie in wishing the not-so-little Little Gorilla a happy birthday." Booklist, ALA "Short and sweet, a song of love which . . . is beguiling. Everybody loved Little Gorilla from the day he was born until one day 'something happened . . . Little Gorilla began to grow and Grow and Grow . . .' And he was big, and everybody came and sang and danced and wished him a happy birthday and still loved him. So the message to the audience is clear: love goes on. The drawings are simple, large-scale [and] they fit the text very comfortably." The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Ruth Lercher Bornstein has written and illustrated numerous books for Clarion, including THE DANCING MAN, LITTLE GORRILA, RABBIT'S GOOD NEWS, and most recently THAT'S HOW IT IS WHEN WE DRAW. A painter and longtime folk dancer, Ruth lives in Santa Monica, California.
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- PublisherHoughton Mifflin (Trade)
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0395287731
- ISBN 13 9780395287736
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
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