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Summary: Wonderful story for girls!
Review: I checked this book out from my school library 30 years ago. I loved it and read it start to finish in just a few days. Unfortunately, although I remembered and treasured much of the storyline, I forgot the title. About 10 years ago, I came across this book in another library while my stepdaughter and I were looking for books for me to read aloud to her. We read it cover to cover, but not realizing that I would desire to read it again, I again forgot the name. I now have a 7 year old daughter who treasures our reading time. I have done websearches, library searches, and scanned used bookstore shelves for the remembered pale pink spine of this book. Tonight, I was looking through a second grade school bookclub catalog with my daughter and was THERE IT WAS--it no longer has the pale pink spine, but the title jumped out to me. I cannot wait for it to arrive to relive this delightful story for a third time!
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Summary: The most magical book!
Review: I had forgotten all about this book. Today at the library, I saw it amidst some donated paperback books that were for sale. Immediately, I had a flood of memories from when I was seven!! (The kind of occurence that happens so rarely in ones lifetime.) The elbow kissing, the tiny little dog collar, the warm fuzzy feelings I remember from when I read the book. I'm going to read it again right now! My daughter is 8 and just the right age. Kismit?
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Summary: have been looking for over fifteen years
Review: I have been trying to find this book again since I read it in 5th or 6th grade! I read through all of the reviews and the one of the last ones completely convinced me that this book is it!For years, I have been asking everyone who read children's books if they knew about a story of a fairy child who is an orphan and has a tiny magical dog that becomes a mechanical dog to save the child. She finds out she is a fairy by having a special mark on her shoulder and since she is able to kiss her elbow. Those were the only details I could remember. Thanks Amazon for posting all these great reviews! I can't wait to get my hands on the book and read it again.
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Summary: Very entertaining!
Review: I have two girls (ages 6 & 8), and we read a chapter of this book nearly every night, and we LOVED it! The characters were very memorable, and the storyline was very entertaining. I highly recommend this book. It will keep your kids attention and leave them begging for more. This is also a wonderful introduction to fantasy for young kids (talking animals and magic). Enjoy! - A Happy Mom!
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Summary: One of my "remembered favorites"; different upon rereading..
Review: I rated this book as a "5" based on the happy memories I had of it as a child. I read it during "free-read" time in 1st grade. Then I lost track of it. But I always remembered Gloria the fairy dog and the little girl who could kiss her elbow. I remembered the story as ending very sadly - with Gloria turning herself to a statue because of something Felicity did. That image - of someone being so deeply disappointed that she literally "turned to stone" haunted me for years. Recently, I found a copy of the book and reread it. To my surprise, there's a *happy* ending where everything is tied up neatly, and Gloria is not trapped as a golden dog statue forever. What a change, how different.... I actually like the way I *remembered* the ending better. But still, this is a wonderful book, Gloria is still one of my favorite characters (I remember wishing I had a tiny dog who could talk, just like Gloria). It's a good fantasy book, not tough reading, but not insultingly easy (or I would guess upon my adult rereading) for a reasonably adept beginning reader.
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Summary: Fond memories of this childhood favorite!
Review: I read "No Flying In The House" over 30 years ago, in the original edition, and I can still remember holding the hardcover pale pink book, with the beautiful illustrations. I loved it and read the book over and over. It was my favorite book as a child, and a number of years ago I searched for it in stores (having lost my copy years ago), without luck. Now I have two daughters and I am thrilled to find that I can order this book on line!! If you have daughters, this is a book not to be missed, as it is filled with love and hope and mystery and tenderness and joy -- the stuff dreams are made of.
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Summary: Stumbled across a very happy memory!
Review: I was actually searching for a children's book on flying for an upcoming trip that we're taking my son on, and this title popped up. Oh, what happy memories I have of this book! I can't remember how many times I read it as a child. I might just have to reorder it for old times sake. Definitely a children's classic that will stick with you for a long time!
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Summary: Stumbled across a very happy memory!
Review: I was actually searching for a children's book on flying for an upcoming trip that we're taking my son on, and this title popped up. Oh, what happy memories I have of this book! I can't remember how many times I read it as a child. I might just have to reorder it for old times sake. Definitely a children's classic that will stick with you for a long time!
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Summary: An Overlooked Classic!
Review: More people should know about this wonderful book! I first read it when I was in second grade, and I loved it so much I begged my mom to special order a copy for me from the bookstore so I didn't have to keep checking it out millions of times from the school library. The story is so simple, a traditional fairy tale, really, but at the same time unusual, charming, and so enthralling I remember reading it under the covers with my flashlight because I could not sleep until I knew what would happen in the end.
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Summary: have been looking for over fifteen years
Review: My favorite book in the whole wide world is "No Flying in the House". I just finished it on June 10th 2002. I was crying after the ending it was so good, and this is the truth. Even my brother liked it; he liked the cat the best. I liked Gloria and Annabell Tippens. Every single night I begged my Dad to read more and more. I recommend this book for anyone.
-Reviewed by my eight year old daughter
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