Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me a Story?: Three Uncommonly Clever Tales [Book and Musical CD] | ![Jim Copp, Will You Tell Me a Story?: Three Uncommonly Clever Tales [Book and Musical CD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51orDbj3qJL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Author: Jim Copp
Creator: Lindsay Dupont
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 26421
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 56
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0152063315
EAN: 9780152063313
ASIN: 0152063315
Publication Date: September 1, 2008
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Product Description
Once called "a musical Dr. Seuss," Jim Copp recorded nine children's albums from 1958 to 1971. These critically acclaimed, clever rhyming stories told through song won Jim Copp many passionate lifelong fans. Now, for the first time ever, his most popular characters--Kate Higgins, Miss Goggins and the gorilla, and Martha Matilda O'Toole--hop, stomp, and skip to life on the pages of this book. They're as captivating today as they were back when the New York Times called Jim's work "inspired nonsense." So come take a look, and also have a listen. Jim's offbeat recordings will have everybody--even the most mutinous among us--dancing and singing along. Includes an author's note and a CD that features three of Jim Copp's original recordings.
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 Kids love it! November 5, 2008
Our children (6 and 8) LOVE listening to this in the car... then they come home and read the book! Not squeaky-clean or cloying but lots of fun and a breath of fresh air.
 Reading time with the kids October 8, 2008
I bought this for my sister, her husband, and their child, Hunter (about 6?). Here is their review, straight from my sister -
"By the way, Hunter really enjoyed the book...we have read it through a few times now! The CD was a little funky, so we've only listened to it once, but that's okay."
So, if you're looking to get quality reading time in with the younger ones, this is a great addition to the library.
Jim Copp, Can you Tell Me a Story? Its fantastic. October 8, 2008
I heard Daniel Pinkwater recommend this book on NPR. I have an eight year old son who was taught, allegedly, by a Miss Goggins. Jim Copp's masterful storytelling is utterly intelligent, hilariously funny, and ultimately, cathartic. For fathers and sons, it is pure joy of shared truth in art. It is said that art is exchange. Jim Copp is exchange indeed. And exchange in full.
 Eclectic, Nostalgic, and Good storytelling October 7, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book gives away the story of Mrs. Goggins Gorilla. I highly recommend that you have your kids listen to the CD of the story first, then read the book. It's much more fun that way.
The other 2 stories are forgettable, a bit dated, and good only if you want to wax nostalgic about pioneers of radio in the 1950's. I didn't find them to be highly effective stories, and my daughter wondered why Jim says "Everybody Dance" in the middle of a story where it's clearly out of context.
That said, this is a good book/CD combo and I recommend it for the Gorilla story alone. Kids will love and remember that story long after.
Well Done! September 8, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The recordings of Jim Copp & Ed Brown originally released on Playhouse Records (PlayhouseRecords.com) really belong on the short shelf of American children's classics. The illustrations here by Lindsay duPont have been lovingly updated in this very classy book/CD package. I can't recommend this highly enough. I loved these "tales" when I was a child and I love them now.
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