Louie

by Ezra Jack Keats

Book Overview

Susie and Roberto are putting on a puppet show and all of their friends have come to see it, including she Louie. As the show begins, Louie becomes fascinated by the smiling puppet Gussie and shouts "Hello " in front of a silent audience. After the show, Louie goes home and dreams about Gussie. When he wakes up, he discovers that his friends have left a gift for him. This classic Ezra Jack Keats story of love and generosity is as meaningful today as when it was first published more than twenty years ago.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0142400807
• ISBN13: 9780142400807
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 9.0" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 3 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Great read!

Anything by Ezra Jack Keats is a winner. He is one of my favorite kids authors. Do yourself and your kids a favor and get lost in his beautiful illustrations and story lines that really appeal to the child's way of thinking.

Interesting Book about a Special Kid!

A child who rarely speaks and is different from his classmates finds a puppet friend to talk to. His peers are surprised at his reaction but find a way to deal with him and make him happy. What a sweet book about treating people decently.

Sweet, charming, lovely, and utterly priceless

Louie is a precious tale of a boy who finds a puppet friend. This charming encounter softly captures the unmeasurable love of a boy and his friend. Their adventures are an enchanting remembrence of how important childhood friends are. I give it two thumbs up!