| Title | : | The Flat Stanley Collection: Stanley, Flat Again!/Invisible Stanley/Stanley in Space/Flat Stanley |
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| ISBN | : | 0060837764 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780060837761 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | First published February 18, 2003 |
Stanley Lambchop is just a normal boy, with a normal younger brother named Arthur, and two normal parents. That is, until a bulletin board falls on him during the night and flattens him to half an inch thick! From this point on, Stanley will never again be just an ordinary boy. Whether he is flat, invisible, or in outer space, Stanley will have the adventures of a lifetime!
The Flat Stanley Collection: Stanley, Flat Again!/Invisible Stanley/Stanley in Space/Flat Stanley Reviews
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Reviewed by Dianna Geers for TeensReadToo.com
Stanley is a boy who certainly handles the unexpected. In the first book of this four-book collection, FLAT STANLEY, Stanley is suddenly flattened when a bulletin board lands on him. His worried parents take him to the doctor who says everything is fine. Instead of Stanley being discouraged by his situation, he discovers some perks that come with being flat. He's able to fly like a kite, go to California in an envelope, and even help catch thieves. However, being flat does get old. Luckily, Stanley's brother, Arthur, is able to help him out.
Stanley's life continues to be exciting, even as a round person again. In STANLEY IN SPACE, the President of the United States contacts Stanley and asks for Stanley's family to go into outer space. The Lambchop family travels to the planet Tyrra and meets the Tyrrans, who are very small indeed. The Tyrrans are having problems, but Stanley and his family know just how to help this distant civilization.
In INVISIBLE STANLEY, eating fruit during a storm proves to be just the combination to turn Stanley invisible. He's been flat, he's been to outer space, but invisible? That creates all new kinds of problems. And advantages. Stanley is able to help a stranger ride a bike, help his brother perform magic tricks, and help the police once again. However, when Stanley is tired of not being seen, he is lucky to have his brother help him out again.
When Stanley gets flat once more in STANLEY FLAT AGAIN, Arthur is not able to unflatten him. Stanley has entirely new sets of adventures his second time around as a flat boy. His flat body makes for a perfect sail and helps Mr. Jones to win a boat race. But when a little girl is trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building, Stanley, with his flat and flexible body seems to be the only hope for her rescue. Will Stanley be able to get to the girl? Will he be able to get her out without causing the building to collapse further?
Join Stanley and his family in their amazing adventures. Laugh along with Stanley as he enjoys the advantages of his differences rather than allowing them to limit him. Cheer for his courage as he bravely helps others. Imagine all of the things you could do if you were flat. Or invisible. Or in outer space. There are so many possibilities... -
Kids thought that this book was hilarious and wanted to read it multiple times. Such a cute story with great pictures.
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I read the original Flat Stanley book as a child and it still has the place of a beloved ridiculous story in my heart, but boy is it difficult to take seriously as an adult! Stanley gets squished flat by his bulletin board falling in him during the night and his parents don't even freak out! Neither does his doctor, or anytime around him. He just goes about his life having some cool adventures until kids start bullying him for being different. Then, seeing that he's sad, his younger brother comes up with the idea to re-inflate him with a bicycle pump and Flat Stanley goes back to being a regular boy! I can't wait to read this with my children and hear them laugh but as an adult reading this...oh boy. Sometimes children's literature is best enjoyed by its audience.
Stanley in Space is a fun adventure where the president of the United States sends the Lambchop family to an alien planet to make first contact with the aliens who have contacted Earth. A Lilliputian-inspired tale follows where the small people attempt to take them prisoner in order to save themselves. In the end, the Lambchops bring the aliens back to Earth where they are welcomed enthusiastically. A cute, heartwarming story!
Invisible Stanley tells the story of how Stanley becomes invisible after eating fruit near a window during a storm. He has some adventures in tv and foiling a bank robbery, and then his brother Arthur comes up with a way to make him visible again when it becomes clear not being seen makes him unhappy. I will never get over how no one freaks out when these strange things happen to him, especially his parents.
Stanley, Flat Again was my least favorite of the four books. Stanley finds himself re-flattened when he is hit from behind with a ball and bumps into a shelf simultaneously. He ends up saving a girl trapped under a collapsed building. He then plumps up again when she elbows him in the chest while he's being slapped on the back. A cute story that somehow lacks the magic of the other three.
Be aware that the last three books in this set reference events that happen in another Flat Stanley book that isn't included.
I think young kids will get a real kick out of these books and that you're in for lots of laughs! -
A funny series about a boy called Stanley and how he turns flat and invisible every now and then.
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One of my favorite childhood memories is Flat Stanley. I always wanted to be him.
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Genre:
Ages 7-10
Pages: Trade Paperback
Date Published: 2014
Publisher: HARPER
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The original Flat Stanley was a fun read with the kids. They were amused by Stanley's adventures and I had fun reading it to them. However, the other books didn't hold our attention (neither the kids' nor mine) as well. We listened to some of them on tape, and then read the last one, Stanley, Flat Again. They just seemed a bit more contrived and forced. Probably a one-time read for us, but the kids might enjoy them again when they can read the books themselves.
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We read this entire collection at bedtime with my kids. I remember liking the first book as a child, but re-reading it, and the others in the series was actually a let-down. The plots were odd and I didn't come to love the characters at all. A good, traditional chapter book, however, that my kids enjoyed well-enough.
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The Flat Stanley Collection: Stanley, Flat Again!/Invisible Stanley/Stanley in Space/Flat Stanley
Brown, Jeff
A short story of the miss adventures of a little boy who is flattened and what he can do with the powers and abilities open to him. -
It's for students. I learned about it from them. I loved the concept. He likes his predicaments, because they enable him to have adventures inexpensively and safely...I'm all for that!
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cute read it when i was younger!
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Zach thought these books were hilarious as Stanley dealt with the different problems his flat, invisible, gigantic, etc. body faced.
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I read this book back in3rd grade, but do not remember the summary.
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this is so ah-dorable
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I like the first the best, but I always like a series to help me keep a book in the kids' hands!
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Cuet story.
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My boys and I cheered as soon as we heard the voice and realized it was Daniel Pinkwater! Yay!
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While I enjoyed the original Flat Stanley story, I found the rest of them to be rather lame. The entertainment factor seems pretty low to me. The stories are a bit flat, pun unabashedly intended.
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Cute stories.... but the narrator reads a little too fast for my taste. I'm not sure younger children can follow the entire story.
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it was very funny
