The Funny Little Woman Audiobook

" I enjoyed this book as a child and still find it great as an adult. "

" Odd little story. From Japan. "

" This is a funny little story, tee he he he, about a little old woman who outsmarts some wicked oni. It's an interesting story, and thankfully the illustrations do not portray the oni as being too scary. Otherwise, it might not have been a good choice to read at bedtime. Our girls liked the story, especially how the old woman laughs all the time. "

" A great book about a little woman who falls underground and lives with some wicked oni. "

" Arlene Mosel wrote a very funny and quirky story. Children will love reading this novel and connect with the little woman's ability to laugh in tough situations. Readers can get enthralled in the gloomy pictures of brown, blacks, and greens. Overall, a funny and pretty good read. "

" Illustrated by Blair Lent using pen-and-ink line drawings with full-color acrylic glazes and full-color paintings. Winner of the 1973 Caldecott Medal. A funny and sometimes creepy tale of how a woman gets herself into quite a bit of trouble and then gets herself right back out. It's funny how close she is to disaster instead of scary and she is quite likeable. I ended up enjoying it even by the end although during the story I was a little taken aback by the creepiness of the "bad guys". "

" Laughed hysterically throughout this read. "

" This is such a perfect book for reading aloud. It's easy to do different voices so it's a crowd-pleaser. "

" Probably one of my favorite picture books ever. "

" The Funny Little Woman is about a little woman who lives on a hill and loves to cook. One day while she is coking dumplings one of them falls down the hill and she goes running to find it. At the bottom of the hill she goes down a tunnel and she is surrounded by statues of the gods. She sees all of the different Jizo's (gods) and they warn her about the wicked Oni. The funny little woman does not listen and continues down the tunnel looking for her dumpling. in the end she runs into the Oni and he asks her to cook for him. She agrees and is excited at first but then begins to miss her home on the hill. She then attempts to escape. The colors in this book and the illustrations are fabulous. Just looking at this book really opens the readers eyes up to another culture. It is a story that we recognize just told from the eyes of a different culture. "

" Silly, sweet, and somewhat less uncomfortably dated than I was expecting. Great illustrations. "

" This book grabbed my attention at first but it didn't really go any deeper. It wasn't funny and I didn't enjoy the conclusion. I liked how some pages were only illustrations, but I didn't really like this book too much. "

" A little old Japanese Women goes on a search for her rice dumpling. She gets caught by the Oni and cooks for them, soon she escapes with a magic paddle. Pictures get brighter as story proceeds, to the happy ending. "

" I know this one is an oldie but goodie, but I wasn't fond of it. "

" Caldecott winner 1973 "

" I loved when the old lady fell in the hole. I liked when the litle old lady was thrown in the boat and driven in that house.M.H. "

" Rather fun fairy-tale type story. But not reminiscent of any tale I already know, which is refreshing. My preschooler enjoyed helping the Funny Little Woman watch out for the Evil Onis. And I enjoyed enacting her laugh: "Tee-hee-hee!" "

" This 1973 Caldecott winner has limited printed technology and can be seen throughout the pictures. "

" Entertaining, I liked reading it when I was little. "

" Lovely illustrations--and who can resist wicked Oni? "

" It's not TikiTiki, but it's still fun and worth reading. "

" you'd think the ogres in this story would be scary and evil, and granted it's not nice of them to force her to stay with them but all they have her do is make dumplings for them which she likes to do anyway! not so bad, really! good villains for a children's story. "

" I use to take this book out of the library all the time in elementary school. The pictures are absolutely beautiful. "

" illustrated by Blair Lent; retold by Arlene Mosel; published by Dutton; non-fiction; Caldecott 1973 "

" A well-written Japanese folk tale set in old Japan. A great book to use in a multicultural literature unit. "

" Caldecott 1973 "