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The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1)
The Borrowers - Borrowers, Bk 1
Author: Mary Norton, Beth Krush (Illustrator), Joe Krush (Illustrator)
Beneath the floorboards of a quiet country house lies the miniature world of the Borrowers. The Clock family -- Pod, Homily, and their daughter, Arrietty -- live happily in a home furnished with things they have "borrowed" from the "human beans" living above them: spools of thread are used for chairs, matchboxes for chests of...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780590031776
ISBN-10: 0590031775
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 180
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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bigrachwoowoo avatar reviewed The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1) on + 23 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This is a very entertaining book I read as a child and just re-read. It has a great ending leaving the reader wondering whether "The Borrowers" are real or imaginary, and allows the reader to imagine the characters' future however you want. A great book for a child or adult.
buzzby avatar reviewed The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1) on + 6062 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Written in 1952, nostalgic look back at the turn of the (19th-20th) century English gentlefolk. I can imagine that kids who grew up reading this would watch all episodes of "Upstairs, Downstairs". First of 5 books, this is the important one to read, though. What I remember from the story is that the grandfather knew how to count to 57, and I was fascinated why he would stop there. Anyway, heroine is 13 years old.
reviewed The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1) on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
So fun to read. Finished it in one day :)
reviewed The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1) on + 12 more book reviews
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Classic children's book! I loved these stories when I was a kid. It's about a family of tiny people that live in the walls and floorboards of a normal family's house. Follow them on their adventures navigating the big world!
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Classic book (with lovely line drawings) for 8-12 yr olds. The book IS better than the movie -- at least have your kids read the book first!
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reviewed The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1) on
I bought the book because Joe Krush was one of my teachers in art school (many years ago) My granddaughter read the book and loved it!
Claudielou avatar reviewed The Borrowers (Borrowers, Bk 1) on + 77 more book reviews
This is one of my all-time favorite children's lit books; better than those that follow in the series. It's easy for a child to imagine living like The Borrowers do, and it stimulates the imagination to think of all of the uses to which large versions of every day items could be used. The characters are believable and easy to like.

Claudia
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Charming, the Borrowers - explains fancifully what happens to all those little things that "disappear" at home.


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