Leave Herbert Alone

by Alma Marshak Whitney

Book Overview

Young Jennifer finally succeeds in making friends with Herbert, the cat next door. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201086239
• ISBN13: 9780201086232
• Release Date: January 1972
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Should Be Back In Print

Sure, the illustrations are a little dated, but the story is timeless. This was weeded from my library's collection because it wasn't circulating, so I transferred it to my story hour collection...and the kids eat it up with relish. They love to shout "LEAVE HERBERT ALONE!" And I love watching them sitting on edge, wondering if Herbert will cotton, at last, to Jennifer's new, mature way of greeting him. ("Look," cried one kid "he's letting her pet him!!!!") Precious without being cloying. Please put this back in print--our copy is falling apart.

Great and useful book

This should never be out of print. Not only is it a well-illustrated children's book in its own right, it does a job that needs doing: teaching children how to handle cats and that their own behavior can work against them. I used it with my own kids, and now I need it for my grandkids, who will fall over themselves chasing my cats, who, of course, run away. The main story line, which comes as no surprise, is older children and adults constantly tell this small girl to leave Herbert alone, when she has just accosted the cat and frightened it away. But the other good thing about this is that when the little girl finally figures it out (Want some tuna?) the adults see this has happened and stop hassling her. I hope I can find a copy.

Leave Herbert Alone!

This is the sweetest children's book! I love it and so have both my girls. I wish it wasn't out of publication.

Leave Herbert Alone

This has been my favorite book, since I was a young child. I learned to read when I was very small with this book all about a lonely girl that just wanted to befriend the neighbor's cat.