Houghton Mifflin Reading: The Nation's Choice: Theme Paperbacks, Above-Level Grade 4 Theme 3 - The Real Thief

by William Steig

Book Overview

When Gawain the goose is deserted by his friends after being unjustly convicted of stealing from his beloved king, the real thief is tortured by his conscience. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618062459
• ISBN13: 9780618062454
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Age Range: 6 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 1

Customer Reviews

Review by a fourth-grade boy

This is a story about a goose who gets blamed for stealing treasure which he didn't steal. The best part was when you find out who the real thief is. I might have given it five stars if all the characters were human.

One of the best children's book I have ever read!!

I am an avid reader and this is the one THE BEST children's book I have read. Great moral and ethical values for a child to learn at an early age. Loyalty, honestly, and integrity are more important than money, and position. Also, when life seems to turn against you, sometimes your friends turn and run also. Can't understand why this book has not become as popular as James and the Giant Peach which was made into a movie and written by the same author. This was far far better and I think should be required reading for every child. Also the words used by the author will probably challenge the average reader and might possibly require a dictionary sometimes to be nearby. Which is not bad either.Unfortunately it does not seem to be in hard back. A book you'd want to keep in your library even after your children are grown. Mine are now 19 and 17, so I am buying it for gifts for other children. Excellent book!!!

Great Story!

Imagine that you are the Chief Guard of the King's treasury and things are disappearing from the treasury. Now imagine that you are falsely accused of taking things from the treasury by all your friends. Last, imagine you are forced to run away and live in a cave in the woods with home-made furniture and shoes. If this sounds interesting to you, you should read The Real Thief because all of these things happen and more!

The Real Thief - cute characters, cute story!

A book about a Chief Guard (Gawain the Goose) in the Kingdom of King Basil (a bear) who is falsly accused of stealing. Find out who the real thief is in this cute story filled with different animal characters and a neat plot! Another fun read!