The Stranger Who Lived in a Merry-Go-Round

by Ruth Silvestre

A young boy finds a hidden merry-go-round and, along with it, a special friend. Original.

Genres: Fiction, Childrens

105 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1993

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Delightful. I love that the boy is 'free-range.' And his family runs an Italian restaurant. And the inter-generational friendship. And, oh, all the details in this very short story. And more, but I don't want to spoil anything. I would have read this lots and lots of times when I was a kid and it probably would have made me a better person. Not too fond of the illustrations, but oh well.

Enjoyed on openlibrary.org. Recommend.

[Shakiba · Rating 4 out of 5]

یه رمان کودک ساده و قشنگ و لذت بخش بود و بچه ها رو تشویق میکرد که به قول کتاب " سرشون همیشه میون ابرا باشه " تا اینکه " پاشون رو زمین باشه " .
خلاصه که می گفت خیالبافی و ماجراجویی خیلی قشنگ تره و به عنوان یک رمان کودک به نظرم رمان خوبی بود .

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Old Woman Who Lived in a Roundabout (Streamers) by Ruth Silvestre was published in 1991 so a lot of time ago. This past Wednesday I went to the Umbertide market and I stopped by at the local second-hand book of the charity Books for Dogs and I picked up this book as well.

I have always loved children's books since I was little.

They're colored, nice in general stories very intelligent.
I couldn't put down this children's book.

I read it in a hour or so. The story pretty simple and so kind. Joe is a little boy who lives in England. His aunt lives in Italy. She left UK because of weather and because Italy could give her best life's expectations.

His dad is the owner of a restaurant.

Joe loves to go out and explore the world 'til the moment he will visit Italy his biggest dream.

A certain day he is enchanted to see an old and abandoned roundabout in a certain corner of the city.

And surprise in the surprise, an old lady of 84 years, Aunt Peg lives in it.

He is astonished but the old lady will discover soon how to start a sweet friendship with this little boy. Tea, cookies, a nice chat and then the roundabout maybe is still working?

Joe starts to be affectionate at this lady and he will help her in many ways for keeping her life more simple. Because a lot of situations started to be complicated.

The end of this book is moving and the book speaks of friendship without age, help, loss, industrialization, new re-starts, traveling and for once, good surprises.
I am more than sure that this book would be appreciated also by children of our time.

[Jair Jimenez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bonita novela para niños de 9 años o mayores.

[Tym · Rating 4 out of 5]

Joe loves to explore and mapping his explorations every Saturday while his parents work hard at their Italian restaurant. One day he chances on an old merry-go-round and is surprised to find that someone lives in it. Granny Peg is all alone, though she would tell you otherwise, and is just the friend Joe needs after his grandma had to move back to Italy for her health. This is a simple yet powerful book about loneliness, family and grief yet never becomes to heavy for the target age-group.

[Fateme H. · Rating 3 out of 5]

دو و نیم.
از نظر من کاملا معمولی بود. بد نبود، اما چیز خاص و خیلی جالبی هم نبود.
بذار نظر این بچه رو هم درموردش بشنوم، شاید اون خیلی خوشش بیاد، شاید هم نه.

[Georgie · Rating 3 out of 5]

⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 stars