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    The Obstinate Pen
    Ebook39 pages11 minutes

    The Obstinate Pen

    By Frank W. Dormer

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    About this ebook

    This is what Uncle Flood wants to write with his new pen:

    The following story is all true.

    But the pen does not write that sentence. Instead it writes:

    You have a big nose!

    Who knows what to do with a pen that has a will of its own?

    Not Uncle Flood.

    Not Officer Wonkle.

    But young Horace has an idea. . . .

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateApr 10, 2012
    ISBN9781466808928
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    The Obstinate Pen
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    Frank W. Dormer

    Frank W. Dormer is the author/illustrator of Socksquatch and The Obstinate Pen, and the illustrator of the acclaimed Aggie and Ben series and the superhero series The Adventures of Jo Schmo. Frank is an elementary school art teacher lives with his family in Connecticut. Visit his website at www.frankwdormer.com

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    • 4/5
      This book is about a pen that its mind of its own, and write what its wants instead of what the hand holding it its trying to write. That happens a couple of times until at the end the pen gets to the hands of boy, and its lets him write whatever he wants.
    • 3/5
      The eponymous writing implement in this humorous picture-book refuses to write what the people holding it intend, penning what it chooses instead. Whether that be an insulting observation about the writer or a helpful hint about kissing someone (rather than writing them a ticket!), the pen remains obstinate, until it falls into the hands of young Horace. That young boy, choosing to do something entirely different with the pen, uses it to draw, and the pen complies...I got quite a chuckle out of the pen's mischievous insults in Frank Dormer's The Obstinate Pen, and I would imagine that young listeners will likewise find it amusing. The artwork (watercolor, I think?) is appealing, highlighting the sardonic humor of the tale in a way that justifies the Quentin Blake comparison made by the reviewer in The Horn Book magazine. Recommended to anyone looking for entertaining and amusing picture-books, especially those that address issues of expression, whether literary or artistic.
    • 5/5
      I laughed out loud.
    • 4/5
      Fun story of a strange pen with a mind of its own. A wink at kids as adults are put to shame by the pen.
      The illustrations are essential but functional.
    • 4/5
      This is a wonderful look at the pretensions of adults
    • 3/5
      I loved the humor in this story! The illustrations were a great addition to the story. I also liked the presentation of the text format.
    • 3/5
      Funny book with a really unique style of drawing.
    • 3/5
      An obnoxious pen with a will of its own.
    • 5/5
      This book is very cute. I read it to my daughter first. I did not provide her with the definition of Obstinate Pen. We read the book and looked at the pictures. When the story was finished I asked her what she thought the word Obstinante meant. She gave a definition that was kid friendly and accurate. I also did this same technique with my students in class. Many of them understood the word while reading the book. Another trick I used when reading this book to the class was to have them make a talley mark for everytime I read the word 'pen" I was trying to come up with a method to keep my students' focused on the story. Even the student with the most disruptive behaviors participated in this game. When we were done I went back through the book a second time and counted the word pen. A few of the students were right! But they were so impressed with this game that they requested we play it again. This is a great book for teaching vocabulary.
    • 3/5
      I thought this book was OK, but could have been better. The story line was unique, where the pen writes what it wants and not what the writer tries to write. However, the pen is obstinate, and very insulting to the person writing. This book teaches the meaning of the word obstinate, but most kids would not understand that and just find the humor in the pen writing insults.I would recommend this book to young boys who are just getting into reading. The insults are funny and up a young boy's alley.Teaching Extension:Have students write a story as if their pen had a mind of its own and was writing the words, and not the student.
    • 4/5
      The Obstinate Pen is a humorous book about a pen that has a "mind of its own" and never writes what its author wants. It's a unique story and could be used to launch a writing activity where students pretend that their pen has a mind of its own as well.