| Title | : | Billy Brown and the Belly Button Beastie (Buried Treasure) |
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| ISBN | : | 0874838312 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780874838312 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published December 19, 2007 |
Confront your fears and listen to your mother! Every night when Billy Brown's mother puts him to bed, she tells him to keep his covers on so he doesn't catch a cold. Yet every morning when she wakes him, he has kicked the covers off the bed. Knowing how proud Billy is of his belly button, his mother tells him that if he doesn't keep the covers on the bed, the Belly Button Beastie is going to pay him a visit and steal his belly button. Billy makes a critical error when he disregards his mother's advice, only to find out the Beastie is real. The chaos that ensues when Billy Brown gets up the next morning interferes with his morning routine and follows him to school, until he and his classmates devise a plan to get his belly button back. With a little improvisation and a lot of bravado, Billy Brown tames the Belly Button Beastie and breaks him of his belly-button-stealing habit for good. Billy is courageous in his confrontation with the Belly Button Beastie and also grows from his experience. This story, taken from a Japanese folktale, celebrates a clever boy who learns of courage, fairness and resourcefulness.
Billy Brown and the Belly Button Beastie (Buried Treasure) Reviews
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Such a silly story. I enjoyed it a lot.
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This is quite a silly book and would be fun to share for story time with a group of kids. It is about a belly button monster who comes and takes kids belly buttons when they do not go to sleep at night. With this book, children will always talk about the belly button beastie, and say, "he's not gonna get my belly button!"
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Kids will like it, but the story does not flow and the illustrations are awkward.
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Recommended at the BYU Symposium.
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Sallie's current favorite. I have read this book 5 times a day for two weeks. I'm glad it is time to take it back to the library. She will be so sad!
