Read this one because it was referenced in a different Irving novel. Recall it being a little scary for kids.

A great book to read to the grandchildren! They love to hear it over and over.

i'd be interested in reading this, though i was sad to see that this is the title of one of the books in "widow for one year," but the plot of another. i'd actually be more interested in reading the book described under this title in the longer novel. but, eh.

Although I loved that this book materialized out of his novel onto our local bookshelves, I don't think this should actually be read to children.

A children's picture book written by John Irving but first introduced in his book Widow for One Year by character Ted Cole as he tells this story to his five-year-old daughter Ruth.

Schitterend fragment uit A Widow for One Year waar Ruth het vertelt aan haar broertjes. Met prachtige tekeningen van Tatjana Hauptman.

This is from A Widow for One Year. I remember wishing there was an actual kids book to go along with it and here it is!

1st edition

a great childrens book, within a book.

John Irving should not touch children's books...

I am disappointed...

I am angry...

That it does not have a good ending?

A good ending?

It has no ending and I love the endings in children's books.

There is something final, plausible but this book has no ending...

Different type of story but liked the pages throughout with illustrations only (no words). A cute little story.

This book is excerpted from a favourite John Irving book of mine, A Widow for One Year, so I felt I needed to read it. I think the book's a bit dark for children since it doesn't have the typical, reassuring resolution. It's a better book for older children or those who are not unreasonably scared since Tom's description of a hairy monster "with no arms and no legs" was a bit on the gruesome side.