Book Description
Although Lillian Hellman and Mary McCarthy probably only met once in their lives, their names will be linked forever in the history of American literary feuds: they were legendary enemies, especially after McCarthy famously announced to the world that every word Hellman wrote was a lie, “including ‘and’ and ‘the.’” The public battle, and the legal squabbling, that ensued ended, unsatisfactorily for all, with Hellman’s death.
In
Imaginary Friends, Nora Ephron brilliantly and hilariously resuscitates these two bigger-than-life women to give them a post-mortem second act, and the chance to really air their differences.
Customer Reviews:
Early Nora Ephron.......2007-03-28
i love anything written from Nora Ephron's point of view and this book provides some clues to how she got started. It is fun!
Imaginary Friends review.......2007-01-04
This book is disappointing since it has no real message except that women fight and never forget. So, it is a very negative message that is projected.
Imaginary Friends.......2007-01-04
I didn't care for this book at all. I liked her other books but was disappointed in this one. Mary Pichette
Better when seeing it..........2003-04-13
You just don't get the feel of this extraordinary, unusual and unique play of Mary McCarthy and Lillian Hellman - two rival authors during the communist scare - from reading it. I was given the pleasure of seeing this incredible play starring Cherry Jones and Swoozie Kurts in its Broadway run. When the two authors meet in the afterlife, they tell their audience about their lives, beginning with their cleverly told childhoods and slowly moving forward to McCarthy's accusation of being a Communist and ending with Hellman's death before the trial was set by Hellman and McCarthy to discuss McCarthy's lies about Hellman's so-called memoirs. Still clever and still stunning, Ephron's play is an enjoyable read for McCarthy (THE GROUP) and Hellman (THE CHILDREN'S HOUR) fans.
Book Description
Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but congenial crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures. This book includes 96 fun pages of coloring and activities.
Customer Reviews:
it's for kids..........2007-09-17
yet i like this too. i gave it to my niece and we both love it. yeah, it's not all about Cheese or even "Macc Daddy" but it's still a good coloring book as far as coloring books go and it's a pretty good price (i bought it when i needed a to add a few dollars to my shopping cart to get free shipping)
i like chocklat milk.
I like Cereal!.......2007-05-15
I originally bought this book for my 20 year old boyfriend, who is in love with Cheese lol. This book is great as it features all sorts of puzzles and artwork that matches the cartoon, only problem was I bought it because I thought the whole book was dedicated to the Cheese episode but it isn't, it has a few other episodes with it as well. If you just want Cheese, I'm afriad you'll have to go somewhere else but overall a wonderful little coloring book with loads to do! ^^
Great Activity Book For Fans of All Ages.......2007-03-04
This activity book covers the episodes Mac Daddy, Store Wars, and Partying Is Such Sweet Soiree. The artwork is 100% faithful to the show and the given storylines following the pictures are amusing (and again, faithful to the show). Besides coloring, activities include mazes, connect-the-dots, and word puzzles. At 96 pages (with a bonus picture frame that can be cut out of the back cover) this book is a top-notch product.
Mac and Cheese.......2006-09-09
If your child likes episodes of Foster's that include cheese..they will love this. My son has enjoyed it and we have enjoyed coloring with him. He likes the mazes in the book too.
You can't help but repeat phrases as you color in this book...like "I like chocolate milk". ha ha. Have fun.
Book Description
If you are lost in the wood, I will find you. If you're afraid of the cold and the dark, I'll sit beside you. With subtle text and expressive illustrations, That's What Friends Do beautifully evokes the joys of giving and receiving true friendship.
Customer Reviews:
A celebration of friendship and fun .......2005-06-14
Ages 2-6 will enjoy a celebration of friendship and fun with Kathryn Cave's That's What Friends Do, a zany picturebook tale that is nicely illustrated by Nick Maland: very easy 3-line pages celebrate elements of friendship from acceptance to reliability.
Book Description
Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but enjoyable crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures.In this book, kids can make up a simple story about their favorite Foster's characters using the 35 stickers included.
Customer Reviews:
Silly Face Fun.......2007-03-04
Mostly this book is for constructing unique faces out of the stickers provided and pasting them on faceless imaginary friend characters from the show. Included are also full-body stickers of Bloo, Mac, Wilt, Eduardo, and Coco (to be placed on a two-page spread of the front of the Home). The paper stickers cannot be repositioned.
Great Fun. .......2006-06-30
This book gives kids a chance to match faces to the "blank" faces of the original characters and also other imaginery monsters. It's fun and entertaining. I love the show Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.
Book Description
Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but congenial crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures.Junior chapter book #1 tells the story of the show's pilot episode.
Customer Reviews:
Great intro to chapter books.......2007-01-18
This book, along with "Let's Bowl", was our son's first foray into true chapter books. My wife and I specifically picked books based on "Foster's", as he enjoys the show and we thought it would keep him focused.
It's hard for a printed book to capture the quirky humor of the show, but the writers did a good job in adaptation. All the funny parts of the TV episode are there, though it certainly helps to have seen the episode to appreciate the humor. Fortunately, whoever's responsible for the book's layout did a great job of including a judicious amount of stills and images. So even if you haven't seen the episode, you still get a nice visual representation of it.
And the book is written just long enough and with just enough five-dollar words to present a challenge to a 5-year old, but not so tough that reading becomes a frustration or the child is asking you for help on every other word.
I plan on buying all future chapter books in this series, or at least until my son's interest in the show starts to wane or he is no longer challenged by the reading level.
Book Description
Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but enjoyable crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures.
Junior chapter book #4 is based on one of the show's most popular episodes. It includes a bonus sheet of ten stickers.
Book Description
Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but enjoyable crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures. 8x8 storybook #2 is based on one of the show's most popular episodes. It includes an exclusive game board of the Foster's
Customer Reviews:
Challenge Of the Superfriends Adaption.......2007-03-04
Challenge Of the Superfriends is a very visual, fast-paced episode, and unfortunately this greatly truncated novellization lacks the fun of its visual gags and many parodies. But considering the shortness of such a book the writer must surely be forgiven; and despite that the story itself is still faithful. Included with this book, which was released in time for Easter 2007, is a set of Eduardo, Coco (of course!) Mac/Bloo, and Bloo cardboard Easter egg stands.
Book Description
Madame Foster is in big trouble. Her archrival, Flo, has just stolen all the players on her bowling team - right before the championship game. Madame Foster is certain she'll lose. But Mac is determined to help Madame Foster win big. So he finds new players among the Imaginary Friends at Foster's. And some of them turn out to be real ringers! Unfortunately, Mac isn't such a hot bowler himself. Can he master the art of the strike in time to win the big game?
Customer Reviews:
Great Adaption of The Big Lablooski.......2007-03-04
This novellization of The Big Lablooski was written by none other than Amy Keating Rogers - the writer of the episode! Not meaning to begrudge junior novellization authors their jobs, but I think this is a fantastic practice and I hope Cartoon Network encourages more of their writers to handle junior novellizations. This is excellently written, fast-paced and quirky.
Great intro to chapter books.......2007-01-18
This book, along with "House of Bloo's", was our son's first foray into true chapter books. My wife and I specifically picked books based on "Foster's", as he enjoys the show and we thought it would keep him focused.
It's hard for a printed book to capture the quirky humor of the show, but the writers did a good job in adaptation. All the funny parts of the TV episode are there, though it certainly helps to have seen the episode to appreciate the humor. Fortunately, whoever's responsible for the book's layout did a great job of including a judicious amount of stills and images. So even if you haven't seen the episode, you still get a nice visual representation of it.
And the book is written just long enough and with just enough five-dollar words to present a challenge to a 5-year old, but not so tough that reading becomes a frustration or the child is asking you for help on every other word.
I plan on buying all future chapter books in this series, or at least until my son's interest in the show starts to wane or he is no longer challenged by the reading level.
BTW - the title of the episode featured in the story is not "Let's Bowl". It's actually "The Big Lablooski". Just in case you wanted to Tivo it.
Book Description
Welcome to Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, an orphanage for imaginary friends whose children have outgrown them. The Home's residents include Bloo, a lovable imaginary friend whose owner, eight-year-old Mac, brings him to Foster's when his mother tells him he's too old for an imaginary friend. But Mac and Bloo are determined to stick together. And at Madame Foster's, they find an unusual but enjoyable crew of imaginary friends to join them on their many adventures.
Junior chapter book #3 is based on one of the show's most popular episodes. It includes a bonus sheet of ten stickers.
Customer Reviews:
Nothing Sus-piiiii-cious About This Junior Novellization.......2007-03-04
Although Amy Keating Rogers was not the writer of the episode Bloo Done It, she did a fine job penning this junior novellization of it. Bloo is just as funny here as he is on screen, and the suspense of the episode is wonderfully portrayed. One might not even miss Bloo sprouting an Inspector Gadget-esque helicopter from his head or Frankie speaking with a Southern accent.
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