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what's the name of this book?? > Desperately Seeking Mr. Peabody and Sherman Book

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message 1: by Davis (last edited Jul 07, 2020 08:19PM) (new)

Davis Jacobson | 3 comments Hi, I am throwing a message in a bottle to see if I can ring any bells. My friend is ga-ga for a Mr. Peabody and Sherman book that her mother used to get her from the library when she was a child. The mother has now died, the book holds dear memories, and I have very little to go on.

This book would have been published prior to 1999 — my friend was born 1987 and this would have been age-appropriate for a 3-8 year-old, and from the way she speaks of it I infer that she was about 5. She describes the book as a relatively large-format book with an audiocassette accompanying. The characters go on an adventure that somehow involves rainbows. She describes the cover as predominately yellow. She claims it was not a Golden Book, but I think she may be mistaken.

I am striking out solidly. Any recollections of such a book, or of authors of such books, or of series of such books from that time period would be vastly appreciated. Thanks in advance.


message 2: by Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 8728 comments Mod
Fearless Firemoose! features these characters, reminding us that they're related to Rocky & Bullwinkle. Also the creator given most of the credit is Jay Ward (who apparently needs an author disambiguation).


message 3: by Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs (last edited Jul 08, 2020 06:53AM) (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 8728 comments Mod
There's also this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Mr-Peabody-S...
I don't see it here on GR. It may be an activity book.

To clarify, I don't think I've found the answer... just some more clues to help someone who is a better researcher than I. Oh, and do know that the original TV show is much older than your friend... I saw a date of 1959.


message 4: by Kathryn, The Princess of Picture-Books (new)

Kathryn | 7482 comments Mod
This doesn't ring a bell for me but I wish you luck in your search, Davis. I know how special these treasured childhood books can be!

There is a group on GoodReads to help people track down books, so you might post there if you haven't done so yet:
What's the Name of That Book???
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...


message 5: by Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 8728 comments Mod
Moved to the correct folder.


message 6: by Manybooks, Fiction Club host (new)

Manybooks | 14038 comments Mod
The OP should check on ABE Books and put Mr. Peabody and Sherman in the keyword section doing an advanced search. There are quite a number of Mr. Peabody and Sherman books listed, most with bright cover images.


message 7: by Davis (new)

Davis Jacobson | 3 comments Cheryl wrote: "Fearless Firemoose! features these characters, reminding us that they're related to Rocky & Bullwinkle. Also the creator given most of the credit is Jay Ward (who ap..."

Thank you.


message 8: by Davis (new)

Davis Jacobson | 3 comments Kathryn wrote: "This doesn't ring a bell for me but I wish you luck in your search, Davis. I know how special these treasured childhood books can be!

There is a group on GoodReads to help people track down books,..."


Thank you.


message 9: by Cheryl, Host of Miscellaneous and Newbery Clubs (new)

Cheryl (cherylllr) | 8728 comments Mod
Did you ever find it?


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