Reviews for Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One

The average rating for Aunt Isabel Tells a Good One based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-05-10 00:00:00 Shana Dills I got this book at a garage sale when I was 5 years old for a quarter. Since then, it has been my favorite picture book. The review here somewhat disappoint me though, as no one has really adequately communicated that this book is truly fantastic. It's not fantastic because it tells what goes into a great story (although it does), it is fantastic because it is itself a great story. I'm sure it's good for teaching, but independent of that it is such an endearing and captivating tale. It is much more clever than any other picture book I've read, and the amount of foreshadowing done in this smaller work is incredible. Every little detail can come back and twist the plot around. It contains such wonderful elements aside from teaching children how to write a story, because that is only a side benefit of this book. This is a wonderful story, a complete adventure, and clever beyond its years. It's the kind of story that you can pick up when you're five years old at a garage sale and still adore years and years later. This is the kind of story that I could only describe as timeless, and I absolutely adore it.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-09-12 00:00:00 Rorster Rorster A sweet story about Aunt Isabel and her niece making up a story. The story is just fun! This would be a good read aloud to an older group (K+). Illustrations are beautiful, too. It reminded me a bit of Munsch's Paper Bag Princess.