The Old Man and His Door (Paperback)

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

Clever fantasy, amusing, with engaging & vibrant illustrations. My teen son, taking Spanish I this year, called it 'cute' and commented 'that poor man.'

from jenvid

A husband has a hard time hearing, and his wife tells him to bring a pig to the party. Instead, the old man brings a door and helps others along his way. The illustrator used a lot of browns and greens in the story. It somehow gave it the appearance that the characters were made out of clay. If I...

from j-plant

There is one main reason as to why I like this book. "The Old Man and His Door" is a funny book about a senile old man with a heart of gold. The book also has a good message, which is "everything you do, regardless of how useless other people think it is, has value". The author demonstrated this ...

from Swelker

In this story, an old man goes on adventure with his door. His wife actually wanted him to bring the pig to the party, but he got confused and thought she meant door. During his journey he helps a few people out along the way. A crying girl, a drowning boy, and a man loading a truck. Because of h...

from conuly

This book is apparently based on a Spanish song about how "el puerco" (the pig) and "la puerta" (the door) sound alike when you're old and deaf. In the way of fool stories, the old man's silly mistake (bringing a door to a party when a little thought would've told him that's absurd and he should ...