The Big Orange Splot

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Summary: Terrific book for younger kids
Review: I loved this book as a child. It's frequently rhyming statements and bold colors always captured my imagination. It's message about diversity wasn't lost on me either.
As an adult I was happy to see it back in print and bought it for some younger family members hoping that they too would enjoy it as much as I did.
I have to admit that I did flip through it quickly before wrapping it up and it still brought a smile to my face.

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Summary: Plumbean's Splot turns a 'neat street' into a 'NEAT STREET!'
Review: Let your dreams become your reality! Make waves! Be who you are, not who everyone thinks you are! Share your dreams and bring joy and a sense of freedom to all who come in contact with you! These are the messages of "The Big Orange Splot", Daniel Pinkwater's utterly, delightlful tale. Mr. Plumbean turns the disaster of the "big orange splot" of paint dropped on his roof by a sea gull into an opportunity to break away from the constraints of conformity. You will smile as you read how his daring actions liberate his whole "neat street". Recommended for children and adults who all need reminding that there is still a child in all of us. I LOVE this BOOK!!!!!!

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Summary: The Big Orange Splot encourages originality.
Review: Our copy of The Big Orange Splot is dog-eared from reading. Mr. Plumbean, whose house is splotted upon by a paint-wielding seagull, expands himself by creating the home of his imagination. He causes a revolution on his neat street, not combatively, but persuasively, by living his dreams and inspiring his neighbors to do the same. This book takes the band from around the conformist's heart and allows it to expand to fill one's personal space. Please read this to your children often.

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Summary: the best book for original thinkers
Review: This book was a joy to read! It shows how rewarding it is to be an individual. The plot: Mr. Plumbean lives in an Edward Scissorhands type of neighbourhood until a seagull drops a can of orange paint onto his house. After some thought, Mr. Plumbean decides to ignore the requests of his neighbours to keep the neighbourhood "neat" (thus painting his house back to the original colour). He, instead, decides to create his own space where "he likes to be and (that) looks like all (of his) dreams". His joy is infectious. In the end, all of his neighbours decide to paint their houses to reflect their own dreams. What a great ending! A good book to send to your neighbourhood CCNR. (Oh, and my 4-year-old loved it too!)

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Summary: The Best of Pinkwater
Review: This was the first Pinkwater book I encountered. In fact, it was the only Pinkwater book I had as a child. I loved it then, I love it now. I've read and enjoyed many other Pinkwater books as an adult, but this one is still my favorite because of its sheer nonsense in the pursuit of happiness. I am overcome with giddy joy every time I read The Big Orange Splot.