The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis Audiobook

" It's a small book but a cute story. I think kids would like it if they would try it...especially the copies that have a much better cover than this boring one. "

" This is a really sweet adventure tale set in the dog days of summer in South Carolina. Life is boring in Popeye's town until the Holiday Rambler, a sleek silver motorhome, drives through and gets stuck in the mud. Popeye makes friends with one of the Rambler's occupants, a young boy named Elvis, and never looks at life the same way again. "

" i didn't like this book at all it's childish and it was a pick off the shelf and during the middle of the book i wanted to stop reading it but i just finished it instead. i do not recomend this book to anybody because it was not a very good book. "

" I wanted to love this book if for no other reason than I really like Barbara O'Connor. Her How to Steal a Dog is one of my favorites, a funny and heartbreaking ethical dilemma. I love her lyrical writing, her themes, and her characters. But not this time. The writing is still suffused with gentle beauty and Southern charm, but the theme and characters both fall woefully short. Popeye, the protagonist, doesn't grow and become a better person for his experiences. Rather, the belligerent, foul-mouthed Elvis prompts Popeye to be disobedient and deceitful. Princess, the Yoohoo-boat builder, is simply odd, what my great-grandmother would have called "touched." Like I said, I really wanted to love this book. My expectations of O'Connor are high. I've always been a little sad to finish one of her books because I've come to love the characters; but again, not this time! "

" Oh good gracious - this is one of the loveliest and most wonderful children's books I have had the pleasure to read aloud to my daughter. I want to recommend this book to everyone I know with kids - especially if you have boys. Sublime! I dreaded the turn of the last page. "

" I haven't met a book by Barbara O'Connor that I haven't loved. Popeye is sitting around waiting for something to happen. As luck would have it, Elvis and his family come to town. The adventure that follows is wonderful fun. "

" 3.5 My 8 year old really enjoyed this book-seemed a little simple to me-but I'm not 8. "

" The book was very good and had very good vocabulary words "

" A fun quirky little story with the great addition of rich vocabulary defined and used in context- FUN. "

" I am reading this book by CD. "

" Love, love, love Barbara's books. This is another gem about family and friends and the surprises that exist just up the creek . . . "

" Brief but significant summertime friendship between two boys in rural South Carolina. I am becoming a big fan of Barbara O'Connor and her crisp style portraying the lives of children living in poverty. more later "

" It's a pretty good children's adventure bedtime story. (But not for expectant teens that need romance. Like me.) "

" A soft, slight story with strong quirky characters. This reminds me of a Richard Peck novel with less plot. Popeye and Elvis and endearing in their friendship but children might not have patience with their wanderings. "

" This is a fun and quirky book. The protagonist is a boy, which usually means we turn it off early on. This kept the girls interested though, with the daily lives of boys in the deep south. There can be an adventure made out of everyday curiosities. "

" A quirky story about a boy who lives in the hicks with his grandma and loser Uncle. Everyday is boring for Popeye, until a big old motor home gets stuck in the mud next to his property. "

" I prefer How to Steal a Dog, but this one is a fast read and not as emotionally charged. "

" Has very nice storytelling. "

" Once a trimester I hold a "book club" for my students. Our next selection is The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis! I look forward to seeing what the students think in February!! "

" A cute story that would unterest boys who are beginning chapter books. I love how he got the name "Popeye" and I want to join the "spit and swear club". "

" O'Connor has a way of making the moments so real. Her use of description to not only give sense of place, but also characterization, and emotion makes me sigh in wonder. I long to write like this one day. "

" Perfect little gem of a book. Rural south with dysfunctional families and wonderful vocabulary words dropped into the story. Never knew why I wanted to know English royalty in order! "

" Great childrens' book that reminded of my past...when we ran around outside all day without our shirts and made adventures out of whatever we found...the hayloft, the river, bows and arrows, bb guns. "

" I'm on a children's book kick! This one wasn't bad. "

" 3.5 My 8 year old really enjoyed this book-seemed a little simple to me-but I'm not 8. "

" i didn't like this book at all it's childish and it was a pick off the shelf and during the middle of the book i wanted to stop reading it but i just finished it instead. i do not recomend this book to anybody because it was not a very good book. <br/> "

" In Fayette, South Carolina, the highlight of Popeye's summer is learning vocabulary words with his grandmother until a motor home gets stuck nearby and Elvis, the oldest boy living inside, joins Popeye in finding the source of strange boats floating down the creek. "

" Cute book. Glad I picked it up from our book fair! "

" Thsi may be a &quot;small&quot; adventure as far as middle grade readers go, but it's just right for a summertime story. "

" A nice little story that bordered on boring. "

" Great elementary boy book! Ending a little abrupt and the cover is awful!!!!!!!!!!! "

" This story lacked lots of things. I wanted to know more about Popeye and the Holiday Rambler family. All the characters were woefully underdeveloped. I had lots of questions when I finished this one and felt that it needed about 100 more pages. "

" Perfect little gem of a book. Rural south with dysfunctional families and wonderful vocabulary words dropped into the story. Never knew why I wanted to know English royalty in order! "

" 2010 Maine Student Book Award Nominee<br/><br/>Cute, but not life-changing. I enjoyed all the vocabulary words. "

" This was a super cool book filled with lots of adventures and troublemaking. "