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Flat Stanley #2
Stanley and the Magic Lamp
Don’t miss this magical Flat Stanley chapter book adventure! Stanley Lambchop has found a real magic lamp with a genie inside! The genie tells Stanley he can wish for anything in the world: fame, a magical pet, superpowers—you name it. When Stanley's family finds out about the genie, they have some wishes, too. But the more wishes Stanley makes, the stranger his own life becomes…
115 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1983
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Jeff Brown
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Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by Tomi Ungerer, were first published in 1964. Flat Stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. The last, "Stanley, Flat Again!," was published the year he died. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. The character's life extended further, as schoolchildren mailed cut-outs of him to their friends. In translation, he traveled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.
Jeff Brown was born Richard Chester Brown. Originally a child actor, he became Jeff Brown because Actors Equity already had a Richard Brown as a member. A graduate of the Professional Children's School, he provided a child's voice in a radio drama and appeared onstage.
In Hollywood he worked for the producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and was a story consultant at Paramount. Preferring to write himself, he sold fiction and articles to national magazines while working at The New Yorker, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire and finally at Warner Books, where he was a senior editor until 1980. The idea for Stanley came to him one night at bedtime when his sons J. C. and Tony were young and stalling for time. One asked what would happen if the big bulletin board on the wall were to fall on J. C., and Mr. Brown said he would most likely wake up flat. That led to speculation about what such a life might be like. After writing "Flat Stanley, " Mr. Brown went on to "Stanley and the Magic Lamp," "Stanley in Space," "Stanley's Christmas Adventure," "Invisible Stanley" and finally "Stanley, Flat Again!"
The Flat Stanley Project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in London, Ontario, Canada. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document where Flat Stanley has gone with them. The Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students of other member schools who've signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. Then they make paper "Flat Stanleys" (or pictures of the Stanley Lambchop character) and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the places and activities in which Flat Stanley is involved. The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time. In 2005, more than 6,500 classes from 48 countries took part in the Flat Stanley Project.
Jeff Brown had worked in Hollywood and as an editor and writer in New York before creating Flat Stanley, a hero for the youngest readers whose adventures, with illustrations by Tomi Ungerer, were first published in 1964. Flat Stanley became the star of a series of perpetually popular books. The last, "Stanley, Flat Again!," was published the year he died. All together, Stanley's tales have sold nearly a million copies in the United States alone. The character's life extended further, as schoolchildren mailed cut-outs of him to their friends. In translation, he traveled to France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Israel, among other places.
Jeff Brown was born Richard Chester Brown. Originally a child actor, he became Jeff Brown because Actors Equity already had a Richard Brown as a member. A graduate of the Professional Children's School, he provided a child's voice in a radio drama and appeared onstage.
In Hollywood he worked for the producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and was a story consultant at Paramount. Preferring to write himself, he sold fiction and articles to national magazines while working at The New Yorker, Life, The Saturday Evening Post, Esquire and finally at Warner Books, where he was a senior editor until 1980. The idea for Stanley came to him one night at bedtime when his sons J. C. and Tony were young and stalling for time. One asked what would happen if the big bulletin board on the wall were to fall on J. C., and Mr. Brown said he would most likely wake up flat. That led to speculation about what such a life might be like. After writing "Flat Stanley, " Mr. Brown went on to "Stanley and the Magic Lamp," "Stanley in Space," "Stanley's Christmas Adventure," "Invisible Stanley" and finally "Stanley, Flat Again!"
The Flat Stanley Project was started in 1995 by Dale Hubert, a third grade schoolteacher in London, Ontario, Canada. It is meant to facilitate letter-writing by schoolchildren to each other as they document where Flat Stanley has gone with them. The Project provides an opportunity for students to make connections with students of other member schools who've signed up with the project. Students begin by reading the book and becoming acquainted with the story. Then they make paper "Flat Stanleys" (or pictures of the Stanley Lambchop character) and keep a journal for a few days, documenting the places and activities in which Flat Stanley is involved. The Flat Stanley and the journal are mailed to other people who are asked to treat the figure as a visiting guest and add to his journal, then return them both after a period of time. In 2005, more than 6,500 classes from 48 countries took part in the Flat Stanley Project.
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January 15, 2023
وقتی که نُه ساله بودم (یعنی هشت سال پیش) ماجراهای استنلی را که شش جلد بود در قالب یک کتاب خواندم. این جلد از ماجراجویی های استنلی جذاب ترین بخش بود برایم.
October 24, 2021
What a wonderful surprise LFL find. I love stories about wishes & consequences, and this is one of the best for modern children who are casual readers. I particularly liked the two bits of special kindness at the end.
Y'know what, I'm going to start a Listopia on the theme of Wishes and Consequences. Join me there if you know any other titles... I'm sure there are ones that I've forgotten, and perhaps ones that I've missed altogether.
Y'know what, I'm going to start a Listopia on the theme of Wishes and Consequences. Join me there if you know any other titles... I'm sure there are ones that I've forgotten, and perhaps ones that I've missed altogether.
December 4, 2012
Kalau Prince Haraz datang ke hadapanku saat ini dan menawarkan dirinya untuk mengabulkan tiga permintaan apa saja, apa saja yang aku minta, kira-kira apa?
Kemudian ingatanku akan terbang ke masa-masa dimana dulu kita sering kali berbagi cerita-cerita rahasia. Berdua.
Kenangan yang tak lagi ada karena kita pernah berdiri di persimpangan dan memutuskan bahwa apa yang kita jalani saat ini adalah yang terbaik bagi kita. Dan kita meninggalkan semuanya dalam diam. Tanpa bicara.
Mungkin aku akan meminta akhir yang bahagia denganmu. Hidup bersamamu. Menua, disisimu.
Iya. Mungkin itu yang akan aku minta.
Tapi bagaimana jika suatu hari mantranya memudar?
Akankah kehidupan yang telah kita bina perlahan juga akan sirna?
Semua jalinan yang rapuh karena waktu yang kita lewati ternyata adalah simpul-simpul rapuh yang semu. Apa yang pernah kita sebut sebagai: cinta.
Dan ternyata aku takut. Takut karena aku tahu aku tak sekuat yang kukira.
Mungkin aku akan meminta agar aku bisa kembali ke masa lalu, dan tidak pernah memiliki kesempatan untuk mengenalmu.
Mungkin itu lebih baik.
Mungkin lebih baik tak pernah tahu, bahwa kamu nyata.
Mungkin lebih baik aku terus berkubang dalam duka. Tidak pernah tahu bahwa penghiburan yang kau bawa tak bisa bertahan selamanya.
Tapi bagaimana jika ternyata sihir itu tak dapat mengalahkan takdir dan pada akhirnya langkah kita pun tetap bersisian?
Bagaimana bila akhirnya rindu itu tetap terasa tapi aku tak pernah bisa memahami untuk siapa seharusnya rindu itu kurasa?
Mungkin aku akan meminta agar aku bisa berbahagia dengan hidupku saja.
Mungkin sudah waktunya bagiku untuk mulai menata dengan cara seperti apa aku ingin berbahagia.
Karena selalu memikirkanmu adalah tanya yang tak pernah ada jawabannya.
Atau mungkin itu yang harus aku minta?
Aku akan meminta supaya aku cukup kuat untuk mengetahui jawaban dari segala tanya yang pernah ada.
Tapi bagaimana jika ternyata semua jawaban itu pada akhirnya akan mengguratkan noda hitam pada bayangmu yang dulu kukira sempurna?
Bagaimana jika semua jawaban yang aku dengar hanya akan melukai apa yang sebenarnya bahkan belum pulih?
Sudah. Aku menyerah saja.
Kali ini aku akan meminta kamu bahagia. Tiga permintaan ini untukmu saja. Satu, kamu berbahagia. Dua, kamu sehat senantiasa. Tiga, kamu menemukan cinta.
Sungguh, aku tak bisa bermain-main dengan hidup dan kehidupan.
Tapi harusnya kamu tahu, cinta itu pernah ada.
Dan untuk terakhir kalinya, aku rindu. Padamu, aku rindu.
============================================
*update satu jam kemudian*
buat yang nanyain ini bukunya tentang apa, jadi buku ini bercerita tentang Stanley dan Arthur, kakak beradik yang kehidupannya jadi gempar setelah bertemu dengan jin botol, Prince Haraz.
Ada yang familiar dengan seri Flat Stanley? Iya Stanley di buku ini adalah tokoh yang sama di seri Flat Stanley.
Buku ini juga diterbitkan ulang dengan judul "Stanley and the Magic Lamp" tahun 1986 dengan ilustrasi dari Quentin Blake (yang suka bikin ilustrasi bukunya Roald Dahl).
Duh maaf yah, yang ngereview lagi galau maksimal karena dari pagi mencekoki diri sendiri dengan lagu As You Turn Away berulang-ulang.
Kemudian ingatanku akan terbang ke masa-masa dimana dulu kita sering kali berbagi cerita-cerita rahasia. Berdua.
Kenangan yang tak lagi ada karena kita pernah berdiri di persimpangan dan memutuskan bahwa apa yang kita jalani saat ini adalah yang terbaik bagi kita. Dan kita meninggalkan semuanya dalam diam. Tanpa bicara.
Mungkin aku akan meminta akhir yang bahagia denganmu. Hidup bersamamu. Menua, disisimu.
Iya. Mungkin itu yang akan aku minta.
Tapi bagaimana jika suatu hari mantranya memudar?
Akankah kehidupan yang telah kita bina perlahan juga akan sirna?
Semua jalinan yang rapuh karena waktu yang kita lewati ternyata adalah simpul-simpul rapuh yang semu. Apa yang pernah kita sebut sebagai: cinta.
Dan ternyata aku takut. Takut karena aku tahu aku tak sekuat yang kukira.
Mungkin aku akan meminta agar aku bisa kembali ke masa lalu, dan tidak pernah memiliki kesempatan untuk mengenalmu.
Mungkin itu lebih baik.
Mungkin lebih baik tak pernah tahu, bahwa kamu nyata.
Mungkin lebih baik aku terus berkubang dalam duka. Tidak pernah tahu bahwa penghiburan yang kau bawa tak bisa bertahan selamanya.
Tapi bagaimana jika ternyata sihir itu tak dapat mengalahkan takdir dan pada akhirnya langkah kita pun tetap bersisian?
Bagaimana bila akhirnya rindu itu tetap terasa tapi aku tak pernah bisa memahami untuk siapa seharusnya rindu itu kurasa?
Mungkin aku akan meminta agar aku bisa berbahagia dengan hidupku saja.
Mungkin sudah waktunya bagiku untuk mulai menata dengan cara seperti apa aku ingin berbahagia.
Karena selalu memikirkanmu adalah tanya yang tak pernah ada jawabannya.
Atau mungkin itu yang harus aku minta?
Aku akan meminta supaya aku cukup kuat untuk mengetahui jawaban dari segala tanya yang pernah ada.
Tapi bagaimana jika ternyata semua jawaban itu pada akhirnya akan mengguratkan noda hitam pada bayangmu yang dulu kukira sempurna?
Bagaimana jika semua jawaban yang aku dengar hanya akan melukai apa yang sebenarnya bahkan belum pulih?
Sudah. Aku menyerah saja.
Kali ini aku akan meminta kamu bahagia. Tiga permintaan ini untukmu saja. Satu, kamu berbahagia. Dua, kamu sehat senantiasa. Tiga, kamu menemukan cinta.
Sungguh, aku tak bisa bermain-main dengan hidup dan kehidupan.
Tapi harusnya kamu tahu, cinta itu pernah ada.
Dan untuk terakhir kalinya, aku rindu. Padamu, aku rindu.
============================================
*update satu jam kemudian*
buat yang nanyain ini bukunya tentang apa, jadi buku ini bercerita tentang Stanley dan Arthur, kakak beradik yang kehidupannya jadi gempar setelah bertemu dengan jin botol, Prince Haraz.
Ada yang familiar dengan seri Flat Stanley? Iya Stanley di buku ini adalah tokoh yang sama di seri Flat Stanley.
Buku ini juga diterbitkan ulang dengan judul "Stanley and the Magic Lamp" tahun 1986 dengan ilustrasi dari Quentin Blake (yang suka bikin ilustrasi bukunya Roald Dahl).
Duh maaf yah, yang ngereview lagi galau maksimal karena dari pagi mencekoki diri sendiri dengan lagu As You Turn Away berulang-ulang.
July 28, 2010
I'll give this a 3.5 as a combo rating - 3 for me and 4 for my kids. They thought it was fun. We read it together over about a week's time. They enjoyed it. I thought it was cute. There was a good message in it and some fun antics, plus now my kids want a liophant. LOL Anyway, fun fast read as an easy chapter book for mid elementary age readers or as a family read-together book.
February 13, 2018
This was just an ok book for me, but my son loved the idea of a genie granting wishes. I liked how it explained that sometimes wishes backfire and the book requires children to think about the downfalls of a particular wish like being the strongest man alive, famous, etc.
March 8, 2025
When I was in primary school the teacher read Flat Stanley to us, and I remember thinking it was brilliant. I got my own copy of the next book, which has been in my treasured childhood books since. Haven't re read it until now and we have been reading it aloud at bedtime. It's all right but that's all.
Usual tale of a genie in a lamp granting wishes, and even when the wishes come out just right, all those mega skills and things aren't what people hoped they would be and at the end of the day folk just want to go back to being normal.
Usual tale of a genie in a lamp granting wishes, and even when the wishes come out just right, all those mega skills and things aren't what people hoped they would be and at the end of the day folk just want to go back to being normal.
October 24, 2025
This was an easy read, I did find it a little weird that the series is called "Flat Stanley" when he is not flat at all in this book.
It's good for knowing story structure, but it is still a little weird. I suppose the parents are a little more parental in this book than the last.
It's good for knowing story structure, but it is still a little weird. I suppose the parents are a little more parental in this book than the last.
June 17, 2012
This is the second book in the Flat Stanley series by Jeff Brown. We've heard a lot about Flat Stanley and have participated in a few school projects for both our girls and our niece, taking a "Flat Stanley" to places and photographing him against popular landmarks. So we thought we should check out the books in this series and so far we've liked the stories.
This was an interesting look at what would happen if our wishes came true. It's also a good story to explain why you should be careful what you wish for. The narrative is entertaining and the illustrations are interesting, even if the characters don't match the image we have for Stanley. Our girls really loved the liophant and we enjoyed reading this story together.
This was an interesting look at what would happen if our wishes came true. It's also a good story to explain why you should be careful what you wish for. The narrative is entertaining and the illustrations are interesting, even if the characters don't match the image we have for Stanley. Our girls really loved the liophant and we enjoyed reading this story together.
April 20, 2012
Stanley discovers a genie in a lamp, with delightfully whimsical results: he gets a half-lion half-elephant pet called a Liophant; he flies, and Arthur gets super strength, and they foil a robbery; his mother becomes famous and his father magically good at tennis. Of course, it all gets too much for the Lambchops, especially Stanley’s mother, and everything is reversed in the end. It’s another fun story; I think some of Brown’s constructions and word choices are too complicated for kindergarteners to follow, but my class liked it even better than Flat Stanley.
August 23, 2018
Decent series, probably best for advanced younger students who need something a little more challenging but still age appropriate.
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January 31, 2013
Look like an really good book
September 12, 2016
Really enjoyed this one! Even if Stanley isn't flat anymore. :)
July 27, 2007
I loved the idea of an "askit basket." Kind of like a portable, magical librarian.
April 9, 2019
Stanley and the Magic Lamp by Jeff Brown is filled with punchlines and humor. The book starts with a boy named, Stanley, who recently recovered from being flat. Stanley, finds a “pot” washed up on the shore of the ocean. At home, he sees it’s a little dirty and rubs the dirt off by using his shirt. As Stanley stroked the pot, smoke appeared, and a genie pops out! The genie says that he can grant Stanley wishes, so Stanley's first instinct was to try to think of a request. He first thought of asking for a Liophant (lion/elephant), and his wish was granted! Stanley and his family began to wish for more! Although wishes were given, prices had to be paid. You'll have to find out what happens by reading Stanley and the Magic Lamp! The second book in this series is a spectacular and fun book. I recommend Flat Stanley to people who like adventure and mythical beings!
Codi, Age 9.
Codi, Age 9.
August 14, 2020
Stanley returns but this time while on a day out Stanley comes a cross a lamp buried in the sand. When he finds it he decides to take it home as a present for his mother. When Stanley goes to clean it out comes a genie. At first Stanley uses it for simple things like for help with his homework. But when everyone's begins wishing for everything they want or what they want to change in their lives they realise everything they wanted doesn't turn out to be so great after all. This is a great book for children as it shows them they don't need everything in life to be happy. As they say "be careful what you wish for". Again the writing was simple and easy to understand. The story flowed along nicely. Overall I loved it and will be moving onto the next book very soon.
May 30, 2023
I read this story with my six-year-old after reading several other books in the Flat Stanley series. My daughter liked to imagine all the things she would wish for if she were to discover a genie and she especially loved the chapter where Stanley and his brother, Arthur, get to fly. This is another book where Stanley once being flat doesn't really seem to have much relevance. It follows a similar flow to other chapter books in the series where each chapter is like its own vignette. The story is relatively easy to follow and has a lesson in being careful what you wish for.
September 22, 2024
“I’m Mighty Stanley!” he called. “Defender of the Innocent!”
Stanley and his brother Arthur learn a lot of valuable lessons from a genie in a lamp, not the least of which is be careful what you wish for.
Originally written in 1983, aspects of our world might have changed, but the lessons in this story are not just relevant, as Mrs. Lambchop yearns to be famous — then discovers the perils of fame, the story proves timeless as well.
Stanley and his brother Arthur learn a lot of valuable lessons from a genie in a lamp, not the least of which is be careful what you wish for.
Originally written in 1983, aspects of our world might have changed, but the lessons in this story are not just relevant, as Mrs. Lambchop yearns to be famous — then discovers the perils of fame, the story proves timeless as well.
March 1, 2018
Looks like there are quite a few books in the series, this was the first one that I picked up randomly at the library. There's plenty in it for kids to enjoy from wishing for a Leophant (lion-elephant), to a magical solution to homework, to being flying superheroes and foiling robbers. Miss 3 listened to all of it but wasn't too fussed so we probably won't look for the others in the series.
July 6, 2019
The story is truly adventurous and humorous. I love the simplicity of the wording used. It's easy to read for anyone whose mother tongue isn't English. But most of all, I love how the author emphasized the importance of family and that it's ok for one to just be ordinary. Being famous has its own ups and downs.
June 24, 2020
DescriptionDon’t miss this magical Flat Stanley chapter book adventure!Stanley Lambchop has found a real magic lamp with a genie inside! The genie tells Stanley he can wish for anything in the world: fame, a magical pet, superpowers—you name it.When Stanley's family finds out about the genie, they have some wishes, too.
June 29, 2021
A cute adventure for Flat Stanley and his family when he accidentally plans to give his mother a magic lamp for her birthday but decides to try and shine it first. Pretty predictable ending, and I'll never get over how much their parents don't listen or take anything seriously, but I think kids in the target age range will have a good time with this one.
May 16, 2024
The book started out really cute, with flat Stanley who is no longer flat finding a magic lamp that he runs and a genie appears. They wish for all sorts of silly things like a lionphant and to be famous. I didn’t love it because there was one “swear” and the characters were rude. They also made a point of asking Mrs. Lampchop inappropriate comments when she was famous.
November 15, 2017
I was pleasantly surprised that all of these books weren't just about adventures of Stanley being flat, but a whole new adventure. Not bad, still a good way to introduce a young child to chapter books, but not much substance.
October 17, 2019
I think this would be a fun series for kids to read! Lots of action and adventure and the characters are very silly and unique and interesting. Some black and white illustrations sprinkled throughout.
March 28, 2020
My son and I enjoyed reading this book! We always love books about Stanley. It was cute and had some good messages. It was interesting to me that Stanley is continuing to be normal. I thought he might be going back to being flat in this book.
April 11, 2021
Stanley finds a “teapot” that he plans to give to his mother, but when he begins to polish it up, a genie appears! It wasn’t a teapot, but a magic lamp!
Stanley makes some fun wishes for he and his family. But are wishes coming true always what we want? Sometimes they have consequences!
Stanley makes some fun wishes for he and his family. But are wishes coming true always what we want? Sometimes they have consequences!
September 21, 2017
The same awkward dialogue as the first, another adorkable plot.
December 4, 2017
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January 16, 2020My favorite charecter was Stanley because he had so many adventures. l was most surprised when he summened a geine from the tea pot. l would not change the ending.
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November 11, 2020
Fun book to read with the kids!
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