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1: A great gift.
I loved this book when I was a kid. It's a timeless story that I give to my friends with children. Peet teaches an important lesson in a way that both children and adults can appreciate.
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2: This teaches a wonderful lesson in a very poignant but entertaining way.
I am a professional voice over artist specializing in children's books and I find all the Bill Peet books to be an absolute joy. Every year my son asks me to read this book for his class as "it will teach my friends how to take care of our world." Brilliantly clever illustrations that contain so much detail you can improvise and add tons more to the story! A very entertaining and totally involving story with a perfect moral for all kids and adults today.
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3: Favorite children's book
As with other reviewers, this was one of my favorite books as a child. I read a lot then, and still read a lot now. The Wump World was one of a handful of books that I had as a child that I kept all these years. The story is sad (and somewhat disturbing in fact) in the middle, as the Pollutions destroy the planet, but the story ends with distinct hope for the future, that the world can renew itself.
Bill Peet writes wonderful stories. If you like the Wump World, check out some of his other books. He also did a lot of work for Disney animation, including The Sword in the Stone and 101 Dalmatians. You see his name a lot on old Disney films.
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4: Who are the real 'wumps'?
Cute characters giving a very strong message about looking after the planet. Great way to introduce young children to having an environmental conscience. Highly recommended.
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5: The Wump World
I love everything Bill Pete ever wrote - except this book. And I'm an environmentalist! There is nothing joyful or entertaining within the pages of this entire book and kids' books need that so kids will want to read them again and again and grow to love to read. You can teach kids to take care of their world without inventing a creature and giving it a horrible existence to pound a kid over the head with the fact that we're passing on to them a damaged world.
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