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Cynthia Rylant

The Storm Audio CD – Unabridged, January 1, 2004

by Cynthia Rylant (Author), Mark Nelson (Reader)

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Book 1 of 8: Lighthouse Family

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January 1, 2004
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1419331507
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978-1419331503
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Recorded Books (January 1, 2004)
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1419331507
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1419331503
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces

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Cynthia Rylant

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Cynthia Rylant is the author of numerous distinguished novels and picture books for young readers. In addition to her beginning-reader series: Henry and Mudge, Poppleton, and Mr. Putter and Tabby, as well as her Cobble Street Cousins early-chapter series, she is also the author of the Newbery Medal-winning Missing May, the Newbery Honor Book A Fine White Dust, and two Caldecott Honor-winning picture books.

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MW

Sweet book with more challenging words

Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2020

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I have a rising 2nd grader (just turned 7) who reads Magic Treehouse easily and would be content to stick with that, but I have been feeling like it isn't challenging her to grow her reading skills. This book has much more challenging words, and still has short chapters, so it isn't too overwhelming for her. We alternate back and forth between her reading a chapter and me reading a chapter. This is a really sweet story and she is surprising herself with what she's able to read.

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busymama

One of the best early chapter books we've found

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2009

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We read a lot and have struggled to find the right chapter books to read out loud to our 6 (almost 7) year old. He can read the Magic Tree House series on his own now, so we were looking for something slightly more advanced in terms of vocabulary and number of words on a page to read TO him. Many of the books we've tried have had subject matter too dark for a 6 year old (Lemony Snicket, Winn-Dixie, Edward Tulane, Swiss Family Robinson early classic version, etc. - they all seem to include kids or parents dying).

This book was perfect. It included just enough new words for his vocabulary - not so many to make the story difficult to understand but enough to stretch his mind a bit. :-) The story itself had the perfect balance of drama/adventure and simple peace and goodness. I don't know just how to explain this, but the book itself just has a cozy feeling...it makes me want to snuggle up close to my son for an old-fashioned wholesome read.

I was surprised at how different this was in writing style from Rylant's books for younger readers (Henry and Mudge, Mr. Putter and Tabby). We liked those too, but the style here is much different. It's not just a longer story. The words chosen give the sense that she carefully crafted each page. I can't say enough about how much we loved this book and are looking forward to reading the others in the series.

I think the vocabulary would make this a little tougher for our almost-5 year old, so I'd recommend this for 6-9 year olds, depending on whether you're reading TO them or whether they're reading these on their own.

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Price was perfect and the little story is too

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017

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My daughter an I were very excited to finally get this book. Price was perfect and the little story is too! We love it! We read my father's dragon series, then wanted to find something just as good. And so far so good. My daughter is 6 and we try to read every night. We recommend this book! I have a feeling I should hurry and order the next one in series. Lol

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B. Radacs

The first of the series - buy them all

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2013

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Cynthia Rylant is a marvelous author and obviously quite prolific. She is the author of the "Poppleton," "Henry and Mudge," and the "Cobble Street Cousins," series as well as numerous other books. I bought this particular series for my nieces (ages 4 and 7). They are short, almost novellas, but Rylant does not "talk down" to her audience instead exposing our young ones to higher level vocabulary. The adventures the Lighthouse Family have, especially the three orphaned/adopted young mice, are exciting, but quiet; no extreme violence, fearful chases or shoot 'em up. They make great bedtime reading.

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Sweet story

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2022

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My 4 year old daughter is obsessed with families. She just loves this story. It is very cute and wholesome. Highly recommend. I actually bought the book for my 6 year old and she liked it too.

Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2022

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The storm is a simple story about family. I would recommend this book to children around the age of 8-10. I gave 5 stars because I liked the book.

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Brad

A cute read for little ones.

Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2020

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I read this with my 3 year old and he loved it. We are getting the rest of the books now

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JBN

Adurable!

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2017

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Very sweet and cozy book that both my 6yo and 4yo enjoyed. I read 1-2 chapters at bedtime and they kept asking me to "read more!"

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Julie

Adorable Tale!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2020

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I bought this book to read to my children during an ocean unit we were doing for school. It's an adorable story about a cat, Pandora, who lives and works in a lighthouse and a dog, Seabold, who loves the sea. Pandora nurses him back to health after he is caught in a storm and ends up on the shore near the lighthouse. I was unsure when we began the book whether we would be interested in continuing with the series, but by the end we were all invested in their story and look forward to buying the next book. Highly recommend!

Iris Marle

haunting tale

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2012

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I was recommended to get this book by a friend who said her two grand-daughters (5 and 7) asked for it more than any other for a bed-time story. My own grand-daughter (9) adores animals and anthropomorphic versions in stories so this was ideal for her. She could not wait for it to be read aloud but devoured it herself at a sitting.

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Cynthia Rylantらしい心温まる物語

Reviewed in Japan on April 17, 2013

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離れ小島でひとり灯台を守るPandora（ネコ）。
灯台に命を救われた経験から自分の仕事と定め、孤独な中で人知れず荒天から船を守る仕事を続けて4年。
そろそろ灯台守としての気持ちが揺らいできます。
そんなとき、嵐の後に船乗りのSeabold（イヌ）が流れ着きます。
やはり、嵐の中でPandoraの灯台からの灯りと警笛に命を救われたのです。
今まで海が恋しくなるため、陸にいついたことのないSeaboldですが、ケガのためPandoraのもとでしばらく暮らすことになり、不思議な心地よさを覚えます。
そんな中、ある嵐の日にふたりはまた命を助けることになります。

灯台守としてのPandoraの穏やかさ、芯の強さ、寂しさが助けた者たちによってどんなふうに育って行くのか、あたたかい気持ちで見守りたくなりシリーズです。
挿し絵もまたすばらしい。
Rylantらしい、人間愛（動物愛？）にあふれた物語です。

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kaismile

暖かくて美しいお話です。

Reviewed in Japan on April 29, 2005

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海を通して出会った者が家族になる物語です。
孤独な土地で一人灯台を守るPandora。
Dutyという言葉の意味をこの本で改めて認識しました。
美しい挿絵も素晴らしい作品です。

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