Someplace Else

by Carol P. Saul

When she tires of living in her white house in the orchard, Mrs. Tillby sets out to find a different place to call home

Genres: Picture Books, Family

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kdgr liked this book. He was excited to guess where the lady was going next. He joined in on the rhythmic conclusions of ...someplace else.

The eavesdropping 5th grader had to eat some crow after smack-talking for a while that he KNEW how the book was going to end. Hee hee!

[Kristin · Rating 4 out of 5]

its a reading rainbow book, 'nuff said

[Ew Lake · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reorganizing the storage bins of saved baby clothes, kids' toys, and children's book, and pulled this one out. I thought I'd read it in light of mom and dad's indecision about whether to move. But I just enjoyed reading it again, remembering all the lines from when I'd read it to Ethan. But now, things stood out like:
* Author, you name the children Les, Wes, Tess, and....Jackson. What's up with that? The mountain son gets Jackson, obviously after the town, but why bother rhyming the other three names then?
* Author, you have the clunky sentence, "...Jackson's wife, who's name was Bess...," but you never use her name before or after that. Is the only reason to mention it because it rhymes?
* Illustrator, nice reference to Hopper's "Gas, 1940!"
* Illustrator, one reviewer refers to your work as "soft watercolors" - another got it right: "Each scene glows enticingly in Root's GOUACHE PAINTINGS."
*Still refreshing to see an older person - a grandparent - who's literally and figuratively mobile.

[Nazziwa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a sweet story, and a glimpse of what life might be like for those who are older and still have dreams and ambitions to accomplish. =) It also gave my children a window into what life might be like for those who have older children who live far apart.

[Cara Byrne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A lovely adventure of a grandmother searching for a place to stay - whether in the bustling city or the calm seaside. A Reading Rainbow classic.

[Julie Suzanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it! A woman wants to live someplace else, so she lives for a while in the city, the mountains, the beach, all sorts of settings, but never feels "home" even though she enjoys all the perks each place has to offer. In the end....well, she comes up with the perfect solution: a way that she can both explore the world and always feel at home.

For teachers: Perhaps I'd use this as an early elementary book to teach the concept of setting? Constantly changing setting, showing that different plot events can only be achieved in certain settings?

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story of a grandmother, Mrs. Tilby, who feels restless of living in an apple orchard and decides to visit her children in the various locales where they live. There is repetition as Mrs. Tilby grows restless after a few weeks in each place, until she finally find the solution: a trailer, which allows her to travel everywhere and still be at home.

[Rose Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charming and charmingly illustrated. Again, how did I miss this lovely jewel of a picture book?