Scuffy the Tugboat and His Adventures Down the River

Book Description

Meant for “bigger things,” Scuffy the Tugboat sets off to explore the world. But on his daring adventure Scuffy realizes that home is where he’d rather be, sailing in his bathtub. For over 50 years, parents and children have cherished this classic Little Golden Book.

Customer Reviews:

reliving my childhood.......2007-05-15

While some of my childhood favorites have proved timeless, Scuffy the tugboat is not one of them. Oh well, you can't have everything.

These books grow on one..........2007-05-07

We seem to like these books more and more. There is a lot to talk about around these stories. The pictures are lovely too and they open up a lot of interesting subjects. My three year old often asks specifically for this one to be read to her.

scuffy the tug boat.......2006-12-15

Scuffy the tugbaot is one of the few books that have the meaning of there's no place like home. Scuffy the tugboat is about a little boat who thinks he has bigger priorities than hes given. Scuffy doesn't want to just sail in a tub or the sink, Scuffy wants to go on the a big adventure. As Scuffy went on his adventure he realized that he didn't a big river all he wanted in his life was a young boy, a guy with a poke a dot tie, and his favorite bath tub.

Wonderful for children.......2006-09-03

My son loves this story. It's a very heartwarming, original story that little boys and girls will enjoy. We love Little Golden Books.

Scuffy the Tugboat.......2006-06-13

In some cases, updating the illustrations is a good idea. With Scuffy, an update like that would definitely NOT be for the best! The illustrations, detailed and adorable, are perfect and always have been.

Scuffy isn't happy in the toy store, and not much happier when he's taken home and put in a tub by the man with a polka dot tie. When he gets placed in a brook high in the hills, he's sure he's found the life for him. He floats along and the next morning Scuffy finds himself in a river, very proud of himself and "his" river. Small scares, like night and a flood, are nothing compared to the sight of the sea, with no beginning and no end! Scuffy wishes he could find the man with the polka dot tie and his little boy again...

With few long words, Scuffy's a great place for young readers to work on their skills. The story is actually fairly exciting and fast-paced, for a book of only 23 pages, which will keep them turning the pages.

Big Fish, Little Fish : QuickKnits for Kids & Grown-Ups

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not MinnowKnits
A Nice Knitting Book
Easy, quick and stylish
A good collection
Easy Patterns for the Beginner

Big Fish, Little Fish : QuickKnits for Kids & Grown-Ups
Jil Eaton
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 007139611X

Book Description

Big Fish, Little Fish is an extraordinary collection of knitting patterns from internationally celebrated designer Jil Eaton. The long-anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed MinnowKnits has it all--chic styling, beautiful colors, and directions as simple as pie. Twenty-four dazzling projects are sized to fit everyone from toddlers on up. The collection includes sporty, spirited outerwear, city-chic sweaters, and dazzling party wear for teens, tots, and even grandmothers! You can knit them in a jiffy, and they make great gifts.

Customer Reviews:

not MinnowKnits.......2007-06-15

I love the patterns in the MinnowKnits series and have made several of them but was disappointed with this book.

A Nice Knitting Book.......2004-06-11

Big Fish, Little Fish starts with basic How-to-Knit instructions, moves on to some well-designed basic sweaters, adds some specialty designs with things like peplums and assymetrical necklines, and finishes up with hats, socks, and mittens. The yarns suggested are specialty yarns, but the gauges are fairly standard so you can easily substitute (assuming you understand how to use gauge information). All the patterns are designed with simple basic shapes, so there is limited shaping, but there are clever little details that make the designs a little more stylish.
There are good patterns for men, women, and children. I have made several without any difficulties, and been pleased by the fit and the ease of working. Since they are simple, changing a cable or adding a pattern stitch is easy. While I have a number of knitting pattern books, I didn't find that there was too much overlap. For example, the sock pattern is done with bulky yarn, while most of the sock patterns you already have are probably made with fine yarns. Mittens with a cable, a fleecy zippered vest, and a hat with an unusual crown design are more examples of traditional patterns with a twist.

Easy, quick and stylish.......2004-05-19

Jil Eaton has a way of making knitting seem even more fun. She is, without a doubt, a sensible knitter for people running on a time deficit. How often do you see a lovely aran knit sweater and see hour after hour ticking away when you know you need to grocery shop, bathe the kids, pay bills? Well, then Jil Eaton is an answer to your prayers. Her projecst truly are QuickKnits.

Big Fish, Little Fish is chock full of attractive sweaters and accessories that won't suck all your time away. Cable knit sweaters and vests, cardigans, pull-overs, hats, mittens, socks, it has it all. I found several items to knit in the book (and did so with no problems pattern-wise). And, the huge size range really makes this book worth the money.

She gives you measurements for peices and yardage so you can use just about any fiber and weight you want if you're willing to do a little math.

It's not for a true beginner as she doesn't give specific directions for the details (decreasing for necklines, picking up and knitting stitches, seaming). But, used in conjunctions with a "knitting bible" it's a great way to whip up some really nice sweaters traditionally designed, made better by interesting color combinations and notions.

A good collection.......2001-12-25

I own all of Jil Eaton's books. I consider this one a particularly good collection for those looking for basic children's and adult pattterns, such as socks, mitterns, (fabulous) hats, neck warmers, vests (v-neck or zippered), or plain crew neck sweaters. Plus, most (maybe all) of the patterns can be done in worsted weight yarn. Unlike Minnies, which uses many expensive designer yarn (to be dry-clean no less) for baby outfits, Big Fish Little Fish patterns can be done with any worsted yarn. So while I enjoyed making outfits from Jil Eaton's previous Minnowknits books, I like Big Fish Little Fish for its "wholesomeness". After you buy this book, you no longer need to buy individual patterns for socks, mitterns, basic sweaters and vests. I highly recommend this book.

Easy Patterns for the Beginner.......2001-11-28

I chose this as my first knitting book because the patterns look stylish yet quick and easy enough for a beginner. I did find it difficult to gauge stitches based on the information in the book. (The needle sizes seemed to be off for me.)

Most of the patterns in the book are of sweaters. There are also several of mittens, a hat, socks, and a chin warmer. One of the things I liked was that there are a couple of patterns suitable for guys -- simple, non-fussy things that even my husband said he wouldn't mind wearing!

Eaton does include how to knit some basic stitches and laundering information; however, if you're a beginner, you definitely need to get another how-to book. Something that describes how to fix dropped stitches or other problems that inevitably creep up.

Although I imagine one could probably find such easy patterns elsewhere, I think that the appeal of this book is that it has great color pictures of finished products that inspire rather than intimidate the beginner.

Crafts for Little Kids: (101 Really, Really, Really Fun Ideas!) (Better Homes & Gardens)
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Crafts for Little Kids: (101 Really, Really, Really Fun Ideas!) (Better Homes & Gardens)
Better Homes and Gardens
Manufacturer: Better Homes and Gardens
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Binding: Paperback

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Disney's FamilyFun Crafts: 500 Creative Activities for You and Your Kids

ASIN: 0696214350
Release Date: 2003-03-15

Book Description

Enjoy the free, creative spirits of children 3 to 8 years old with Crafts for Little Kids. This is the book for parents, grandparents, day-care providers, teachers, and anyone else who wants to invest in quality time with little ones.

Spark creativity with interactive projects from the industry's best child-craft designers:

How-to for youngsters
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What have they done?
Once frightening, the recording, that is....
1939 Classic Still Charms Children
A Precious Memory
Cute and whimsical

Little toot board book (Little Toot)
Hardie Gramatky
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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The Little Engine That Could: The Complete, Original Edition (A Platt & Munk Classic)
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge: Restored Edition
Scuffy the Tugboat and His Adventures Down the River
The Little House

ASIN: 0448405857

Book Description

First published in 1939, this classic story of the energetic tugboat is brought to new life in this restored edition. With the help and support of Hardie Gramatky's estate, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, we have used archived first editions and Hardie's original paintings to restore Little Toot to its full glory, bringing back a richness of color that has been lost in decades of reprintings. This new edition also features several of the artist's full-color manuscript sketches, never before seen in print, and reintroduces the book's exquisite original endpapers.

Customer Reviews:

What have they done?.......2006-12-01

My question is: Why did such the delightful story of Little Toot need to be abridged?

With the abridging you lose the rich descriptive langauge and many of the wonderful illustrations that go along with the story. Is this what we want for our childern?

Once frightening, the recording, that is...........2006-05-31

Before I learned to read, my Sunday school teacher would play the 78 rpm record derived from the Disney cartoon. As soon as she said we would hear it I would start to cry. Why?

There were sound effects that scared the living daylights out of me.

Be all that as it may, the book eventually became one of my favorites in my early years. One may say I learned not only to read with the help of this classic, but to appreciate the splendor of sound design in movies and other media.

Additionally, By age 8 I could pronounce, with clarity, the name "Gramatky."

1939 Classic Still Charms Children.......2005-09-20

"Little Toot" by Hardie Gramatky hit the bookshelves in 1939. It has never left. With art which remind readers of Virginia Burton's "Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel," and a story with a message not unlike "The Little Engine That Could" Watty Piper, it is a classic.

The Plot:
Little Toot is a tugboat who, though he could create a sound, could create smoke. Like in "The Story of Ferdinand" by Munro Leaf, Little Toot liked to spend his days peacefully. He would play instead of work, spinning Figure 8s. Other tugboats teased him, and soon, Little Toot had no friends.

One day, Little Toot wanders into the ocean, a deep and scary place, and so he sent an SOS smoke signal. The tugs all came to his rescue, but the waves held them back.

"Little Toot" is an adventure story for younger children. The smallest boat becomes a hero, like the young angel in "The Littlest Angel" by Charles Tazewell.

I fully recommend "Little Toot" by Hardie Gramatky.

Anthony Trendl
editor, HungarianBookstore.com

A Precious Memory.......2005-04-23

I had not seen this book for at least 3 decades. When I did see it, I knew I had to have a copy for myself. It was the first book I ever read and it brought back precious memories.

The story is about a frivolous young tugboat that would rather play than work. This damages his own and his family's reputation. By the time he is ready to turn over a new leaf, none will take him seriously. He does get his big chance, however, and redeems himself while saving the day when nobody else can.

This is the book that kindled my love of reading and stoked the fires of my fascination with ships. In that respect, it is still an influence in my life today.

For young readers, it is a good story in terms of entertainment and life lesson. The artwork helps as well. Great for kids!

Cute and whimsical.......2002-05-11

Author of THE REBEL'S PLEDGE, a historical romance novel of Colonial Maryland.

My boys loved Little Toot and his adventures on the water. It is a cute story of a little boat, his dad, and grandpa. A fun story to read together, and a good first reader for preschoolers.

Little Hands Create!: Art & Activities for Kids Ages 3 to 6 (Williamson Little Hands Series)
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Little Hands Create!: Art & Activities for Kids Ages 3 to 6 (Williamson Little Hands Series)
Mary Doerfler Dall
Manufacturer: Williamson Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0824986644

Little Kids Craft Book
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Little Kids Craft Book
Jackie Vermeer , and Marian Lari Viere
Manufacturer: Avon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Easy Knits for Little Kids: 20 Great Hand-Knit Designs for Children Aged 3-6
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Easy Knits for Little Kids: 20 Great Hand-Knit Designs for Children Aged 3-6
Catherine Tough
Manufacturer: C&T Publishing
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ASIN: 1571204342
Release Date: 2007-06-26

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Easy Knits for Little Kids features a wonderful world of soft knits to surround a favorite child with warmth and love. Mothers, grandmothers...and yes, even the most hardened daddy or grandpa will melt when they see these adorable designs. Everyone will want to try the easy bunny slippers, the knitted doll, the teensy socks, the sweet little hat, and all the other cute itty-bitty items, sized just right for a trip to playgroup or the playground.

Crafts For Little Kids - 101 Really, Really, Really Fun Ideas!

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ASIN: B000JZZBAA

Lane Likes Arts and Crafts (Larkin's Little Readers)

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Lane Likes Arts and Crafts (Larkin's Little Readers)

Manufacturer: Books for a Cause, Inc
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Binding: Paperback
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RL: Grade:1 Guided Reading Level:F Intervention Reading Level:10 Word Count:48

Little Box of Beads (Barron's Activity Kits for Kids)

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Little Box of Beads (Barron's Activity Kits for Kids)
Janet Sacks
Manufacturer: Barron's Educational Series
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Binding: Hardcover

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A six-compartment tray is filled with an assortment of delicate, multicolored glass beads, sequins, craft wires, and fastenings. When little girls lift the tray out of the Little Box of Beads, they'll find two color-illustrated books: Little Book of Beading and Little Book of Beads. The 32-page Little Book of Beading presents instructions for 14 beading projects, including easy-to-follow directions for making a simple necklace, a bead pendant, a raindrop bracelet, a hipster belt, and ten more fun items. The 24-page Little Book of Beads shows girls how to add to their bead collection by making their own! Here are instructions for making shell beads, pasta beads, straw beads, paper beads, seed beads, papier mâché beads, and modeling clay beads. Here's a glittering box that promises hours of creative fun for the little girl who owns it.

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A cutting-edge design book for small apartments, Studio Apartments: Big Ideas for Small Spaces introduces the reader to the joys of small space living, whether in simple studios, tiny one-bedrooms, or more complex arrangements where two small rooms or studios are joined to form a larger but still compact living area.

Studio Apartments examines in detail how more than twenty architects have created remarkably refined and varied living spaces within small confines. A master bedroom can be carved from seemingly nonexistent space and then concealed behind a frosted-glass wall. A kitchen can evolve from a closet. A single long room with windows only at its end can become a warm and inviting living space. Here are some of the freshest, most original approaches to creating a real home within spaces smaller than 1,000 square feet, and in some cases less than 500 square feet.

The twenty-four beautifully photographed apartments are presented complete with floor plans, gorgeous before and after photographs, and clear text that leads the reader through the design process and highlights the "big idea" that makes each apartment distinctive.

With Studio Apartments, an apartment dweller with an eye for style can transform their dreams into reality.In this book, James Trulove takes on the challenge of interior design for small apartments. With photos and case studies including floor plans of more than twenty studios under 800 square feet each, readers are shown solutions to the typical problems architects are asked to solve: creating sleeping alcoves, efficient kitchens, appealing bath and dressing areas, adequate storage, and work and entertainment areas.

Actual projects show how architects and interior designers extract maximum style and usage from small, urban apartments: a master bedroom is carved from seemingly nonexistent space and then hidden behind a frosted glass wall; a closet becomes a cook's kitchen, and a single long room with windows at one end is transformed into a warm and inviting living room. The "big idea" that makes each apartment special is highlighted in designs ranging from traditional to casual modern to cutting edge.In this book, James Trulove takes on the challenge of interior design for small apartments. With photos and case studies including floor plans of more than twenty studios under 800 square feet each, readers are shown solutions to the typical problems architects are asked to solve: creating sleeping alcoves, efficient kitchens, appealing bath and dressing areas, adequate storage, and work and entertainment areas.

Customer Reviews:

Very Modern.......2005-08-24

All of the spaces shown except one(Which also happens to be the only one under 800 sq ft) are very modern. Over all the pictures and layouts were nice, but to me kind of cold. I think it mentions casual modern, didn't see too much of that! If you like looking at ultra modern and expensive, larger than 1000 sq ft lofts, then buy this book!

Modern ideas for small and nice spaces.......2005-02-12

I thought the styles and ideas are wonderful, if you have modern taste with creative resources to pay for the remodeling of your studio apartment. Granted, most the apartments displayed were from individual that could afford to spend a good sum of money to remodel, however, I was able to get good ideas to re-decorate my studio apartment in South Beach (Miami Beach, Florida). The benefit to buying this book was that I did not have to buy 10-20 Architecture magazines in order to acquire ideas. I was able to duplicate a bath room in this book,without "breaking the bank"-if you have the time to research and compare costs.

For example, I shopped on E-bay(vessels sinks/best prices for modern fixtures and sinks: www.aquaimports.com), Home Depot(only the bath tub)and "leg work" for the bathroom tiles (Modern little colorful tiles) (Spanish Tiles Corp, located in Miami, Fl)-called many contractors. Please remember before starting any project, check with your buildings and local zoning requirements, to under-go the projects seen in this book. If you are wondering, no I am not rich, but I did "cash in" my 401K in order to buy the apartment and remodel it, it was better than leaving it in the "stock market."

A book for guys...........2002-02-17

Okay, maybe I'm biased or old-fashioned or both, but I don't find the apartments shown in BIG IDEAS FOR SMALL SPACES-STUDIO APARTMENTS attractive. The authors are both men with a great deal of knowledge about design, and I am sure their ideas will appeal mostly to men.

The examples shown are minimalist, modern, angular, and seem to belong to hard-working types who drop in only to sleep. For the most part these apartments are lacking in color which is the single most important element in decorating as far as I am concerned. Although the authors show some colorful ideas in their section on "cozy" apartments, for the most part their idea of making a place more homey seems to be adding books on shelves, chunky ashtrays, and sports trophies. In addition to cold, angular furniture and clunky "knickknacks", the minimalist rooms are often without curtains and/or have walls that are downright stark. One idea of "lightening" shows a curtain with a "porthole" in it that allows one to "look out" at the view.

If you're a guy looking for a book on how to decorate an appartment with a modernist "masculine" look this may be the book for you. One other note: the book was printed in China and the photographs looks like those in 1950s era books even though the publication date is 2000.

Beautiful and creative.......2001-10-17

This is one of my favorite design books. I notice some other reviewers have complained that the apartments shown in this book are beyond their budget (alas, mine too). However, the concepts can be applied with less spendy solutions, and let's face it: a book filled with photos of ordinary spaces would lack the magic that this book possesses and would inspire fewer people (if any) to dream about their own space.

Inspirational.......2001-10-16

Excellent combinations of photos and drawings to show off the features of these fantastic units. Before and after plans illustrate how design potentials can be optimized and achieved...

Small House, Big Style (Better Homes & Gardens)

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Marvellous
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My 1900 sq foot house is small?
Refreshing, interesting, fun, and helpful

Small House, Big Style (Better Homes & Gardens)
Better Homes and Gardens Books
Manufacturer: Better Homes and Gardens
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0696211807

Book Description

Overview of decorating and remodeling, such as a 1930s cottage, a 1940s Cape Cod, a 1950s ranch, a 1960s split level, and more

Also offers advice for making the most of space when building a new home

How to enhance spaceÂ—on a small or large scaleÂ—to create comfortable, stylish rooms that look and feel larger

Includes creative ways to find plenty of storage

Shows how to use outdoor areas for additional living space

Tips on arranging rooms, upgrading systems, working with building and design pros, and budgeting

Customer Reviews:

check it out at the library first.......2005-01-29

I THOUGHT SOME OF THE ROOMS LOOKED NICE, BUT THE BOOK BASICLY SHOWED YOU WHAT THEY COULD DO WITH A ROOM, NOT REALLY ANY GREAT IDEAS FOR YOU TO TRY ON YOUR OWN. I GUESS I WAS LOOKING FOR A HOW TO BOOK AND THIS WAS NOT IT. SOME OF THE IDEAS LOOKED EXPENSIVE.

Marvellous.......2004-11-03

What a fantastic book....if you live in a small house as I do..1450 sq ft...you need to read this book. Paula so gracefully...& consistently encourages us throughout her book that small is beautiful...& you CAN have the gorgeous well decorated house you crave without letting size get in the way. Her creative ideas are astounding backed by multitudes of small house make-overs brimming with inspiration that's actually useful to those of us who are not rich..yet would like to have the nicest furnishings we can afford. She starts the book off with the premise that we need to STOP dreaming of a bigger house...& start getting bigger inspirations...which is exactly what this book accomplishes so successfully. I no longer long for a bigger house...& I'm in the process now.. of making my small house ...beautiful in every way. Hats off to you Paula for a job well done...wish more decorating books were as grass roots as yours...& delivered what they promise as yours does.

Don't waste your money!.......2004-02-11

The majority of the photos are of cluttered, out of style room designs and decorating. Disappointing.

My 1900 sq foot house is small?.......2004-01-18

It is according to this book. The ridiculous assumption of a small house being anything less than 2000k sq feet aside the book is interesting, has some great ideas, photographed nicely, and worth picking up if you are interested in making small spaces look bigger thru organization, furniture placement, color, and lighting.

Of course we'd like more space but this is our first home so we must make do with our 4 br. 2 1/2 bath 'small' home. This book will help us do just that.

Refreshing, interesting, fun, and helpful.......2002-09-11

How refreshing this book is. It starts with an intriguing little house on a traffic island somewhere in California. I must have studied the pictures of that house a thousand times by now. But it has ideas, from storage to room arranging, for homes of somewhere around 2500 square feet or less. The square footage is listed with each house. Many are between 1000 and 2000 square feet. It's about time. McMansions in my neck of the woods are running 4,000, 5,000, 6,000 square feet.. Obscene. I wish more builders and architects would get on board with reasonable home sizes again. This book proves that a small house of 2500 square feet or less can live big.

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