The Devil's Storybook: Stories and Pictures

by Natalie Babbitt

Book Overview

An ALA Notable BookChosen by "School Library Journal "as one of the Best of the Best Books This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374417083
• ISBN13: 9780374417086
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 101 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Devil's Storybook

The Devil's storybook is a touching, funny, and wonderful book. Though it has some language in it like Hell, we think it is an appropriate book for all ages. It's about a Devil who goes into the world, disguised as a fairy godmother, hobo, and towns people. Each wonderful chapter has a new setting for the Devil. Towards the beginning of the book, the Devil goes into the world and meets a beautiful lady. The Devil goes into her cabin. He reminds her of her beauty and asks her if he can take her beauty back to Hell. If you want to know what happened to her, then you'll have to read the Devil's Storybook. Rating: Five stars GG 5th grade students

Best Book

I love this book! In this story a devil tries to turn hell into heaven. Like I say, try it, if you don't like it put it aside!I LIKED IT!

Absolutely hilarious and fun

This book full of stories will make anyone roll on the floor with laughter! Each tale in the book tells about another one of the devil's evil schemes that always end up doing people right rather than wrong, no matter how fool-proof they seem. Very well-written and thoroughly enjoyable to all ages. You will end up dying to read the second, "The Devil's Other Storybook"!

PARENTS AND CHILDREN WOULD BOTH ENJOY THIS BOOK!

"The Devil's Storybook" has been a member of my book collection for several years, and since I turn to it time and time again I must recommend it. This book has the truth of life and the amusing traits of the devil and his advocates combined. This book isn't very religous, and not too scary. Your child will be laughing in no time, with your own laughter combined. A great read-aloud or read-alone. Take my advice: Read it!

The trials and tribulations of the devil and people

No matter what you call him- Devil, Scartch, Satan he certainly is interesting. Babbitt captures his contentiousness and his sense of not so fair play in these stories. Nuts is a nice turn around. Perfection- how perfect people end up with imperfect children are delights. I often tell Power of Speech- and how Walpurgis the goat reaped the consequences of talking. Most of all I love The Rose and the Minor Demon- a hauntingly beautiful story about how even devils can love something of beauty.