What a lot of fun this one was...the words are amazing...stupendous...massive. The story is a delight. The odious ogre scares everyone...he takes handsfull of towns people for a snack, like the Cyclops. He has no conscience and loves to frighten others. He has an exceedingly large vocabulary because of eating the dictionary an unfortunate librarian was holding as he gobbled her...he uses his odiousness and his size and his voice to intimidate everyone....well, not everyone.The words by Juster and the pictures -- full color paintings -- I believe, work together to create a little masterpiece.I would love to use this book in a lesson on modifiers...adjectives and adverbs fly off the pages Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer, the author and illustrator of the fantastic children's book classic "The Phantom Tollbooth" have teamed up once again, 50 years later, for "The Odious Ogre." It's about an "invulnerable, impregnable, insuperable, indefatigable, insurmountable" ogre - who once swallowed a dictionary, accounting for his awesome vocabulary - and what happens when he meets a kind young girl in the woods. The large full colour illustrations are gorgeous - playful, lush, sly - perfectly matching the story. I highly recommend it for younger kids (I'd say 3 and up).
What do You think about The Odious Ogre (2010)?
Even the variety of fantastic vocabulary was not enough to save this book.
—Liz
Didn't quite meet my expectations but was a pretty good book all the same.
—HeavenEastwood
Fantastic use of language and images. My kids loved this book.
—12longb
Well-written story, more for intermediate level.
—bhagyoday
Clever at times, but too didactic for my taste.
—Blue.m
