Сам вкъщи. Класическа илюстрирана история

by Jason Rekulak, Христо Блажев (Translator)

Семгодишният Кевин си пожела цялото му семейство да изчезне.

Но не си бе и помислял, че желанието му ще се изпълни!

Познатият и обичан филм сега е илюстрована книга за цялото семейство – пълна с непохватни крадци, гениални капани и едно момче на име Кевин, което трябва да се грижи само за себе си. Може ли да задържи крадците вън от дома си? И ще се върне ли семейството му за Коледа?

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Childrens, Holiday, Pop Culture, Fiction, Humor

44 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2015

About the author

I'm the author of three novels: HIDDEN PICTURES, THE IMPOSSIBLE FORTRESS, and (coming in October 2024!) THE LAST ONE AT THE WEDDING. For many years I was Publisher of Quirk Books, an indie press headquartered in Philadelphia, where I ghost-wrote many odd books that may or may not surface on this page, depending on the metadata. I live in West Philly with my wife and children.

Reviews

[Mischenko · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just like the movie, but with much less detail as it's a children's book. Mostly, it's Kevin's story and the family is pretty much left out until the end, so chunks of the story are missing.

We loved the illustrations and feel of the book. Glad to have this one in our Christmas collection.

4****

[Simona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rating: 5/5 || Recenzia pe Secretele Cărților || Cumpără cartea





Filmul copilăriei și al Crăciunului
Majoritatea copiilor care au crescut împreună cu filmele din seria Singur Acasă (Home Alone) sunt sigură că sunt și acum fani ai filmelor, și le revăd cu mare drag în perioada sărbătorilor. Cu toate că a trecut Crăciunul de mai bine de o lună, eu am azvârlit iar un ochi pe ediția ilustrată a filmului Singur Acasă.

O apariție faină pe care editura Litera Mică a pregătit-o pe la final de 2016, această carte sunt sigură că deja a devenit dragă multor copii (mai mici, și mai mari, ca mine ^_^).



Kevin, același pe marile ecrane, dar și pe pagini
Povestea îl urmărește pe un băiețel blondin pe nume Kevin. Acesta trăiește alături de familia sa destul de numeroasă, și se supără tare atunci când părinții săi nu îl îi dau dreptate atunci când apare o neînțelegere cu frații săi.

Simțindu-se nedreptățit, acesta își dorește ca de Crăciun să rămână singur, întrucât simte că familia nu îl înțelege. Dorința sa îl supără pe mama lui, căreia îi vorbește pe un ton urât, însă uimitor este că visul lui se împlinește.

Rămas singur, Kevin se bucură nespus de mult, așa că începe să facă diverse nebunii: să se uite la filmele lui preferate, să mănânce orice dorește, să danseze, etc. Totul pare un vis!



Familia este cea care îți dă siguranță
La scurt timp niște hoți vor încerca să jefuiască casa lui Kevin. Prin diverse metode iscusite, el reușește să le vină de hac intrușilor, însă realizează că ar dori să aibă alături familia sa, în centrul căreia se simte protejat.

Mi s-a părut, la fel ca și filmul, o lectură hazlie, plină de culoare, și ilustrații minunate marca Kim Smith. O astfel de carte este numai bună pentru cei mici, întrucât îi învață cât de importantă este familia, și că nu ar trebui niciodată să ne depărtăm de ea din cauza unor neînțelegeri care se pot rezolva.

Copiii se simt des nedreptățiți, mai ales dacă au frați care dau vina pe ei, însă dacă există discuții serioase în familie, aceste neînțelegeri pot fi rezolvate. Iar dacă nu, peste ani și ani, copiii vor avea ce povesti mai departe, și probabil se vor amuza de toate peripețiile prin care au trecut.

[Ken · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm a big fan of these Pop Classic picturebooks and was excited to see brilliant 90's festive Home Alone also included in the range.

Whilst the stories are streamlined to fit into this style, all the others had managed to tell the complete moviein a condensed manner.
Unfortunately massive amounts of the plot was omitted like the reason why Kevin had be left at Home Alone plus some of the other famous scenes too.

Thankfully the slapstick nature of the booby traps were depicted along with super cute illustrations of Harry and Marv slightly made up for any shortcomings...

[Melisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

We were SO excited to find out there is an illustrated Home Alone book!

It's a HIGHLY pared down and G-rated version of the film, with significantly less to no violence (slapstick or otherwise) and bad language. I definitely appreciate this book as a parent, kind of nice to get through the story without having to fast forward the naughty parts!

Also LOVE the illustrations!

[Melina Souza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Releitura pra deixar o clima natalino mais forte agora que o Halloween passou :)

[Jeff Grosser · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderful book with great illustrations. I always like to read a Christmas book in July to enjoy some Christmas in July, and this one was perfect! It makes me want to put the movie on, have a pizza delivered, and tell the driver to "Keep the change you filthy animal!".

[I.Shayan · Rating 2 out of 5]

حقیقتا دلیل وجود این کتابو نمیفهمم واسه چی وقتی ورژن عالی این داستان بصورت فیلم موجوده یکی باید واسه بچش همچین چیزی رو بخره...
از وسط کتاب دیگه دیالوگا رو نخوندم فقط طراحی هارو نگاه کردم چون بنظرم فقط اونا لایق امتیاز بودن

[Mohsen M.B · Rating 4 out of 5]

این کتاب مخصوص بچه‌هاست: خیلی خلاصه
خیلی ساده
خالی از خشونت با ته‌مزه‌ای از شیطنت‌های بچگانه
جذاب برای بچه به‌خصوص از نوع پسرش
بی‌مزه برای بزرگترها

ترجمه‌اش برای بچه‌ها مناسبه البته بی‌نقص نیست. (دو تا سوتی رو من پیدا کردم.) برای بچه‌هایی که تازه خوندن یاد گرفتن، گزینه جذابیه که خودشون بخونن
تصویرگری کتاب خیلی بانمکه، خود من از نقاشی‌هاش بیشتر از داستان خوشم اومد
نسخه فارسی کتاب برای نشر پرتقاله که هنوز توی گودریدز ثبت نشده اما اینکه من خریدم چاپ دومش بود

[Cheryl Gladfelter · Rating 3 out of 5]

I just brought this home yesterday and we've now read this book about 10 times. It is a fairly charming rendition of the story. Brought up lots of talk about what we could do to the burglars, for better or worse.

[blueisthenewpink · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mert nincs karácsony Kevin nélkül. Helyes rajzok, kedves, egyszerűsített változat a kisebbeknek, akik még nem nézhetik meg, bárkinek aki nem bírja az erőszakot a filmekben, meg a szülőknek, akik inkább elolvassák ezt gyorsan, csak ne kelljen megnézni.

[Julie Rasmine Larsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ren nostalgi♥️✨ og julehygge. fine illustrationer og fortællingen præcis, som vi husker den.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 1 out of 5]

One star for the pretty illustrations, other than that, it's just a cash grab because of the beloved film. Not that it would be easy to make it interesting or fun to read, because it's not, especially in a couple of pages, but as it is, this is the movie in a storybook for children, you better just show the movie to your kids instead of reading this..

[Bryan L · Rating 4 out of 5]

Las ilustraciones están re hermosas. La historia es la versión simplificada de la película.

[Stay Fetters · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fans old and new will rejoice at this updated classic.

The illustrations brought this story to life again. I would definitely show people the film first before they get their hands on the picture book.

[Joann M · Rating 4 out of 5]

When I saw this was a book I just geeked out and got it.
The illustration are great and I love that the story is more about Kevin.

[Milliebot · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an incredibly cute illustrated adaptation of the classic Christmas movie. I love Smith's art style. This edition also does a good job of toning down the violence (I mean, would anyone really want to read to a kid about a man stepping on a nail while barefoot or having his head set on fire?!) and adding in some lessons like trying to call 911. I think they could have done a little more regarding Kevin's family, like mentioning that they forgot him, or showing them working hard to get home to him. As a huge fan of the movie, I'm so glad to have this book!

[readwith_us · Rating 4 out of 5]

I probably should have read this in December but whatever.
This is such a lovely story with adorable illustrations.
Really brought my childhood memories back.

[معصومه توکلی]

عنوان ترجمهٔ فارسی: تنها در خانه

وقتی نشر پرتقال حتی در این حد به خودش زحمت نمی‌دهد که اسم نویسنده را درست بنویسد!

[ArcticDunk · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jó könyv bár nem adja vissza az eredeti élményt, illetve a nem tudjuk, hogy a szülők hogyan hagyták otthon Kevint.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really cute!!

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute picture book version of the movie!

[Ivonne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't even tell you how thrilled I was when I found out that Home Alone, one of my all time favorite christmas movies ever, was turned into an illustrated childrens book. I saw it over on instagram and couldn't resist but buying it. I was excited like a little kid the night before christmas when I unpacked my amazon package.

It has become quite like a tradition to watch this movie every single year for christmas. I always watch it with my whole family, even my dad joins us every time. I can never decide which part of the movie I like best. Would it be the part when Kevin sets all the traps? Or when he goes shopping by himself loosing all his groceries on the street? Or maybe when he's reunited with his family again? So so so many great moments in this movie I can't even express how much I love it.

That is why I was a little disappointed when I found out that they have left out some of these moments in the childrens book. Especially as a chilrens book I think they would have been better off not leaving out so many funny and great moments. Apparently the book doesn't do the movie the justice it deserves. It does not have the depth the movie has but the illustrations are so beautiful and very nice to look at. If I had children I would definitely read it to them and - of course - show them the movie since I still think that the movie is much better than the book. I didn't have quite as much fun reading the book (as you can even call it 'reading' since I've finished it in not even two minutes) as watching the movie.

Even know I've expected much more of it I was so excited to look at the book; I'm so happy to have it in my book collection and if you have children you should definitely read this one to them but also watch the movie with them. The whole book, the illustrations, the font, the text - it's really adorable.

[Michelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

For anyone living under a rock for the last 25 years, Home Alone is about a kid who is, you guessed it, left home alone over the holidays by mistake. When burglars target his house, he must find a way to outwit them and defend his home. Aside from the beautiful illustrations, this illustrated re-telling is nothing special.



I suppose that isn't really the book's fault. Much of what makes the film magical is the characters (brought to life by a superb cast). It would be incredibly difficult, if not impossible, to translate all those memorable characters and great one-liners into a 4o-page picture book. The lovable family antics, a mother's single-minded determination to get back to her son, the more serious instances of violence -- these are all cut out. What you get is a watered down, overly simplified version of a truly entertaining film. Oh, and pretty pictures. It sort of begs the question... why bother?

[Caroline Gurgel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sou daquelas que já assistiu Esqueceram de Mim um zilhão de vezes e assistiria mais outras tantas vezes. Quando vi a carinha de Kevin Mcallister na livraria, não resisti.

O livro é recente, posterior ao filme, pegando carona no seu sucesso, mas... quem se importa? É bem infantil, com textos curtos, mas contempla bem todo o filme. As ilustrações são lindas, com cores vivas e bem a cara do Natal.

Home Alone é daqueles livros fofos que estimulam a leitura nos pequeninos, e como as crianças estão, a cada dia, aprendendo o inglês mais cedo, certamente vale o investimento. Uma fofura para os pequenos, uma nostalgia sem fim para os "grandinhos", rs <3

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I saw this at the library and just HAD to pick it up. It was so so cute and Home Alone was one of my favourite childhood films, so I just had to read it. As it was a book, it didn't have as much violence or brutality to it as the film did, but it was a cute little book and the art was gorgeous.

I have started to really appreciate art in books recently a lot more than I normally do, and I love it.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Home Alone is my all time FAVORITE Christmas movie, so this book was a must have for me!!! if you love the movie, you will love this book!!!

[Lili Kyurkchiyska · Rating 3 out of 5]

Илюстрациите са страхотни! Но ми липсват много от моментите, които правят филма страхотен - "Задръж рестото, мръсно животно"! - и - "Кевин! Какво си направил със стаята ми?!"...

[Stacy Renee (LazyDayLit) · Rating 5 out of 5]

A children's picture book adaptation of the beloved holiday-hit film, Home Alone.

Super cute illustrations.

A laugh-out-loud read-aloud!

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a Good Reads giveaway! A colorful book that imitates the movie! Very cute!

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

So... the book is great and I LOVE the illustrations. What annoys me is the deviation from key moments of the movie. :/ I found it hard not to fill in the blanks or add things from the movie. The added Santa magic was cute, but it missed the mark. :/