Little Whistle

By Cynthia Rylant and Tim Bowers Cynthia Rylant

Book Overview

At night after the shades are drawn, a small guinea pig shares adventures with the toys in Toytown, the toy store where he lives. Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant and artist Tim Bowers once again bring... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152010874
• ISBN13: 9780152010874
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 3 years and under

Customer Reviews

Wonderful Story

We loved this story about a little guinea pig so much that we later adopted several guinea pigs of our own. It is a wonderful little story. Cynthia Rylant is one of our favorite authors.

WONDERFUL

An adorable wonderful book that I love to read again & again to my daughter! A true delight!

Recommended by a Classroom Pet

What child has not wondered what their pets or toys do at night once he or she has gone to sleep. In Cynthia Rylant's newest book she imagines just this. Little Whistle, a brown guinea pig lives in a toy store. During the day, he sleeps. At night, he awakens to play with the toys who come to life. On his first night in the store, he becomes cold, not having enough bedding to keep him warm. A sailor toy gives him his blue pea coat to wear. Little Whistle is appreciative and promises to return it one day. Children are often saddened at the thought of a toy being sold and leaving the store. Rylant alleviates those fears by saying that Little Whistle did not mind when someone was sold. "Toys love being sold to children who care for them. Little Whistle knew this and understood." I have owned guinea pigs all my life and their cute faces make me smile. I purchased this book saying it was for my class and our classroom pet but honestly it was purely for me!