The Hobyahs: An old story

by Simon Stern

Little Dog Turpie saves his master's family from the Hobyahs.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Picture Books

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 10, 1977

Reviews

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl · Rating 5 out of 5]

A book that transports me to decades past and never ceases to delight.
A 1981 Christmas gift, I have read The Hobyahs many times. A nice little tale that always makes me smile. This edition of The Hobyahs, published in 1977, is a treasure, one of my favorite remnants of childhood.

Have you ever heard of Hobyahs? If not, you'll have to read this book (if you can find a copy) to learn why there are no Hobyahs today :-) This delightful story features an old man, an old woman, a little girl, some Hobyahs, some turnips and a dog called "Little Dog Turpie." Great for reading out loud.

Favorite Passages:

"HOBYAH! HOBYAH! HOBYAH!
Tear Down the Turnip House!
Chase off the old man!
Chase off the old woman!
Put the little girl in the Hobyah bag!"
_______

"LOOK ME! LOOK ME! LOOK ME!"
_______

But Little Dog Turpie wriggled and thumped, and bounced and bumped, and jumped right out of the turnip box.
_______

"With my scissors I snip, with my scissors I snap!"

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although out of print and small in size, this is a great read aloud or tell aloud for Halloween for preschoolers. You can make this less scary by making the hobyah sounds varied and funny sounding. I prefer this version featuring little dog Turpie to the San Soucci version, although it is a larger book with better pictures.

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Den här boken brukade min farmor läsa för min syster och mig när vi var små, en bok vi älskade. Jag hade inte sett den sen vi var små, så det var riktigt kul när min syster överraskade med ett inköp när hon hittade denna begagnad. Vi brukade låtsas att Buhuerna bodde i trappräcket hos farmor och farfar och farmor brukade skrämma oss med att skrika BUHUU!!!

Inte en särskilt snäll bok och en oväntad fixering vid kål som jag hade glömt helt, men förstår att vi älskade den, och den söta hunden. Perfekt lite småläskig bok för de små.