| Wee Gillis (New York Review Children's Collection) | 
 enlarge | Author: Munro Leaf
Creator: Robert Lawson
Publisher: NYR Children's Collection
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 49547
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 80
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 159017206X
EAN: 9781590172063
ASIN: 159017206X
Publication Date: May 30, 2006
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Product Description
A Caldecott Honor Book by the creators of the beloved Story of Ferdinand
Wee Gillis lives in Scotland. He is an orphan, and he spends half of each year with his mother's people in the lowlands, while the other half finds him in the highlands with his father's kin. Both sides of Gillis's family are eager for him to settle down and adopt their ways. In the lowlands, he is taught to herd cattle, learning how to call them to him in even the heaviest of evening fogs. In the rocky highlands, he stalks stags from outcrop to outcrop, holding his breath so as not to make a sound. Wee Gillis is a quick study, and he soon picks up what his elders can teach him. And yet he is unprepared when the day comes for him to decide, once and for all, whether it will be the lowlands or the highlands that he will call his home.
Robert Lawson and Munro Leaf's classic picture book is a tribute to the powers of the imagination and a triumph of the storyteller's and illustrator's art.
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This Book is a TREASURE October 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Seriously, I think a lot of this book. The artwork is wonderful; the story is wonderful. We had to buy this copy because we wore out our first one.
 Wee Gillis February 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another great book by Munro Leaf and Robert Lawson. Nice story and great artwork. Recommended if you already own and like Ferdinand.
Wee Gillis is back! February 12, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
So glad it's back...this classic book on how different people can get along. Not just for kids.
a superb book January 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Wee Gillis" is a classic of children's literature, and this is an excellent new reprint. There is no dustjacket, but the book has a very strong cardboard cover and good quality paper.
The book combines an interesting commentary on the cultures of the Scottish highlands and lowlands with a simple and rather old-fashioned story of how a boy takes his place in the adult world.
The black and white illustrations complement the text beautifully, and almost tell the story on their own.
Find your own place in the world October 25, 2006
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Originally published in 1938, this one is a delight to see back in print thanks to New York Review Books. The Scottish setting is charming and the central message, to be who you are, is important. Not content to be a hunter like his father's family or a farmer like his mother's family, Wee Gillis finds his own place in this world as a bagpiper. Baby boomers will be familiar with Robert Lawson's illustrations from such children's classics as Rabbit Hill, Ben And Me and The Story of Ferdinand, also written by Munro Leaf. I adore this book so much I named my dear and very independent Cairn Terrier puppy Wee Gillis.
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