سمسم و سماسم

by A.J. MacGregor (Story and illustrations), يعقوب الشاروني (الترجمة), Ladybird Books

Bob Bushtail starts off peacfully gardening but inevitably ends up getting into an adventure.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Fiction

50 pages, Hardcover & Audio Cassetter

First published January 1, 1941

About the author

The sixth of seven daughters, she studied at the Birmingham School of Art and became a writer and illustrator of children's books, in particular for Ladybird Books.

Reviews

[Gerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bob Bushtail is a squirrel, 'and a naughty rascal, too', so much so that his mother does not know what to do with him. And in this adventure she is at her wit's end as she tries to control her adventurous offspring.

Bob would not stay still when his tail was being brushed and when asked to assist his siblings in doing some gardening he gets into all sorts of mischief. And he ignores his mother's advice not to go out of the gate and he scampers off to the woodland, where he feasts on acorns.

Not sure of the intentions of a friendly dog, he climbs a tree to be out of the way and in doing so he loses contact with his brother and sister. They duly arrive home at Bushtail Cottage without Bob and Mrs Bushtail is so annoyed with them that she tells them 'Now, you'll have no jam for tea!'

It is snowing by the time they have their tea and Mrs Bushtail is worried about Bob so she sets out to find him because she is worried that he might get buried in the snow. That, however, is unlikely to happen for in the meantime, and unbeknown to his family, Bob has discovered a hollow tree and has curled up snugly in the trunk and is fast asleep.

Mrs Bushtail is so pleased to find him that she picks him up and carries him home while he is still sleeping and when she gets him into the house she wakes him up and gets him some tea. Bob soon recovers from the storm, not that he particularly needed to because of his snug little hide out in the tree trunk, and he promises not to be naughty, not to disobey his mother's orders and to always be good in the future ... we shall see!

Nicely told and put into verse with lovely illustrations.

[Bushra · Rating 5 out of 5]

كتبت اسم القصة على سبيل "العبط" ولم أتوقع أن أجدها مضافةً هنا!! هذا أول كتاب قرأته.. أو بالأصح كنت أنظر إلى الصور واستمعت اليه عن طريق الشريط المرفق معه (على أيام الأشرطة).. أذكر صوت الراوية والمقاطع الأولى من القصة..
وأذكر جيداً ارتباط القصص بصورة الخنفساء والآن علمت انه اسم السلسلة.. السلسلة عموماً جميلة..

[Judith Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another charming book beautifully illustrated by AJ MacGregor

[Waldo Mum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous book

[Maria · Rating 4 out of 5]

My nephew enjoyed the story and love the rhyming.

[Philip · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’m at the Peterborough Museum exhibition on the art of Ladybird books. Thought I’d really get myself in the spirit by reading one and am duty-bound to log it.

[Valentin Eni · Rating 2 out of 5]

Trei pui de veveriţă ies din ascultarea părinţilor şi unul din ei se pierde odată cu începerea viscolului. Până la urmă totul e bine şi copiii fac promisiuni părinţilor că le vor da ascultare. Banal. E una dintre multele cărţulii pentru copii pe care le citesc în limba engleză penru a exersa şi recunosc că de data asta am citit cu dicţionarul în faţă mai mult decât pe celelalte.

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ah now, a story with a moral - obey your parents else you shall have a jamless supper. It's a good thing that all's well at the end, but real drama occurs when baby Bob is left behind in the snow whilst hunting for nuts.