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The Gammage Cup (平装)
by Carol Kendall , Erik Blegvad (Illustrator)
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Award-winning books, Story, Fantacy, Ages 4-8, Children's book |
| Market price: ¥ 108.00
MSL price:
¥ 88.00
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MSL rating:
 Good for Gifts |
| MSL Pointer Review:
A wonderful mystery tale full of humor, adventure, danger, some peculiar poetry, several proverbs, and even a bit of romance, conveys the message about self-discovery and external adventure. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I remember reading this book in elementary school. I read it so many times that it lingered in the back of my mind all through high school and into adulthood. When my girls were what I thought old enough for me to read the book to them, I went out and found the book and bought it. As I was surfing through the vast array of books, here it was again, the Muggles, with all their differences, colored front doors and curiosity for things not on the straight and narrow, words that didn't follow the rules set out by the high ranking Periods. The book always pulled at me, causing me to see that each of us are different and we need to celebrate these differences, because after all, that is what makes our world so unique. Purchase the book, check it out from your local library, if they don't carry the book, make them purchase it. Read it yourself and float back to those lazy adolescence days, read it to your children and bask in their joy of a new adventure and remember when you too were in awe of the simple joy of a well written story. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
When I saw this book on someone's favorites list and I checked it out, I nearly cried because I have been looking for this book since I was really little. I read it then after I checked it out from the local library and I didn’t finish it, this would have been no problem, except I forgot the title and author, all I remembered was that there were minpins and something about muggle in it. I don’t know if the rest of you have noticed, but there seem to be an awful lot of books with minpins and muggles in them. This is the coolest children’s book. I would highly recommend it, I have completely outgrown it since the last time I read it was 12 yeas ago, but it is still a way cool book. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
The Gammage Cup was a very interesting book. Five of the Minnipins spoke their minds. They believed that the colors of their doors expressed the way they are inside. They were banned from Slipper-on-the-Water because of this. They depended on themselves after this. They built a house and got their own food. The Minnipins wore whatever they wanted to. Muggles planned out what they were going to do, and they set work to it. My favorite part is when Walter the Earl dug a hole in his garden and found chests of things from his ancestors. This part of the story was full of suspense. I liked the ending. The five Minnipins got to go back to their village, and Walter the Earl got to lead their army. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
This is a wonderful book. It is fast paced at the beginning, but slow paced afterwards. It's about a group of misfits who are forced to survive in the wild, but soon discover a secret danger. My favorite part was the battle. The ending could have been better, but not much. Carol Kendall gave too little information and left it hanging. This is a must read book. |
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Connor Shivers (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
This book was very good. I thought it was interesting how it included an infusion of Minnipin history. The basic plot is this: a candy-maker named Muggles finds herself mixed into a mystery that starts when she sees lights on a nearby mountain early in the morning. No one but Muggles and the so-called village oddballs saw them, so they have a hard time convincing the town of it, especially the Periods, an important group of Minnipins. Faced with banishment, Muggles and the others leave the town, only to find that the lights were fires made by the age-old enemies of the Minnipins. Will they manage to stop the enemies and alert their people? You'll just have to read the book and see, though I will say this: Not all is as it seems with the Minnipin history and hierarchy. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I first read the Gammage Cup in fourth grade for the Accelerated reader program. I loved it and got my parents to buy it for me. I'm in eighth grade now and still love it. I've read it at least 100 times since then. I can totally relate to the fact that the Periods (who are supposedly better than everyone) are in charge of everything. It’s kind of like that in real life; at school it’s always what your last name is that tells who you are and how you should be treated. In this book they finally go against that and the people without periods in their names are the appreciated. I want everyone to realize that no matter who you are or what you wear or what color your door is you can always make a difference. "You never can tell from a Minipin's hide what color he is down deep inside." |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I first read this book in fifth or sixth grade when it was brand new. Thirty+ years later it is still my favorite children's book of all time. I have re-read it many times and have given many gift copies to my most deserving friends The wonderful story shows that being different is a valuable gift and not the curse it can sometimes feel to be. Different types of people, eventually working together and all contributing their special attributes to help each other-what could be more timely today? This book is a real treasure and deserves to be rediscovered by a whole new generation. One of the very best ever! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
The five main mis-fitting characters gave me delight that I could finally relate to someone. I am only in 5th grade but I have always been a misfit since I changed schools in second grade. This book taught me to dare to be different and I think it is a great book for kids since the first day they can read to adult ages. So if you like fantasy, adventure, loads of humor and a little suspense get this wonderful book. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
When I first read The Gammage Cup, I fell in love with the five misfits of Slipper-On-the-Water: I knew exactly how they felt. Through elementary school and middle school, I was always the odd one out, my peculiarities carefully noted by the mainstream group and mercilessly persecuted. The message was quite clear: if you do not comform, you are not welcome. For that reason, it was with particular joy that I watched Muggles, Mingy, Gummy, Curley Green, and Walter the Earl refuse to conform to the stultifying sameness of their village, and in fact use their outsider status to save the Minnipins. Foremost in The Gammage Cup is the message that difference is to be valued, not squelched, and that those who dare to be individual are the true heroes; philosophy aside, The Gammage Cup is a wild and wonderful read, full of humor, adventure, danger, some peculiar poetry, several proverbs, and even a bit of romance. The characters, even those you can't stand, are vividly drawn; the five main characters are colorful, eccentric, and thoroughly likable. The isolated world of the Land Between the Mountains is a great place to visit time and time again-though you might not want to live there. Give it a try if you haven't yet. "Hail, hail, to our outlaws bold..." |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I read this book several decades ago, when I was 12 and, although I have forgotten many specifics, I have never forgotten the connection I felt to the handful of charmingly "odd" characters who lived on the fringe, refusing to be numbed into mindlessness with the masses. No, I didn't articulate that in so many words at age 12, but I felt it for sure. Over the years, I've given this classic (for me) to godchildren, nieces. |
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