Pretzel
By Margret Rey and H. A. Rey
3.5/5
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About this ebook
From the creators of Curious George, this is the happily-ever-after story of Pretzel, the longest dachshund in the world, and the lengths he goes for puppy love. The inspiration for Pretzel and the Puppies, streaming on Apple TV+.
One morning in May five little dachshunds are born. One grows up to be the longest of all! Pretzel easily wins a blue ribbon at the dog show and the admiration of everyone—everyone except Greta, the little dachshund across the street, who doesn't care for long dogs. But Pretzel is able to use his unique gift to win Greta over, and before long they have puppies of their very own.
This story that begins and ends with puppies is perfect for dog lovers, fans of Margret and H. A. Rey’s picture books, and anyone who is a little bit different and special in their own way.
Pretzel, Greta, and their adorable puppies return in the sequel, Pretzel and the Puppies.
Margret Rey
Margret and H. A. Rey created many books during their lives together, including Curious George, one of the most treasured classics of all time, as well as other favorites like Pretzel, Spotty, and Find the Constellations. They had many pets—including two marmoset monkeys that joined them on one of their steamship journeys across the Atlantic. Committed philanthropists in their own lives, a portion of proceeds from each Curious George book sold flows to the Curious George Foundation, which funds programs for children that encourage inquisitiveness in learning and exploring. Curious George has been successfully adapted into a major motion picture and an Emmy-winning television show on PBS and “Pretzel and the Puppies,” based on their picture books, is a streaming series on Apple TV+. www.curiousgeorge.com www.pretzelandthepuppies.com
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5One day in May, five little dachshunds were born. One of them, was Pretzel, who would grow into the world's longest dachshunds, whom everyone admired...except for Greta, the little black dachshund from across the street.
This sweet story, authored by Margret Rey, who is well know for Curious George, is a love story between two dachshunds....and the lengths the Pretzel must go to win Greta's heart. - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Huh? The female dog keeps all the gifts Pretzel woos her with, while saying no," and then all of a sudden decides to 'marry' him because he saves her life? She says she's not marrying him because of his length, but it's his length that enables him to save her.
Is this anything like the lessons of choosing a partner that we would prefer our children to learn? Or is it ok, because they are dogs after all, and she is a bitch? Is it ok that he's proud of his shape, of which he has no control, because that is what we breed dogs for, even to the point of amputating tails and ears?
But then, if they're dogs and not people, why are they actually getting married in a church?
And yet, the Reys do have access to fairy dust - this book manages to charm despite the problems. So, here's my recommendation. Don't seek it out, but if you do see a copy at the library and share it with your children, *discuss* it with them.
" - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5H. A. Rey helped his wife Margaret illustrate the book Pretzel. The dachshund had four other siblings, but Pretzel was special. His body was so long he could wrap up just like a pretzel. Greta another dog dismisses Pretzels feelings for her. One day, Greta fell down a waterless well. Luckily, Pretzel was able to save her. Now, Greta and Pretzel are happily married with 5 children.Pretzel is born different than his siblings and most people see that as a positive attribute (his body being long). Greta, unfortunately, does not see Pretzel as special. Pretzel did not let his pride get in the way when Greta needed to be saved and he used his long body to save her. So, what Greta did not like about him in the end helped save her. Often, the real world is like this. People judge too quickly by the outer appearance, but do not appreciate how special diversity is. I love the lesson this book teaches and I believe children would catch on to the message being conveyed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5One day five doxies were born, all alike but as they grew up one little pup grew much longer than the other dogs. This dog was Pretzel and everyone admired him because he was sooo long and it was very distinguishing for a dachshund to be so long. He won ribbons because everyone thought he was the best looking dog around, everyone but Greta the cute doxie across the street.This is a neat book that has a great moral to it. Greta doesn’t fall in love with Pretzel cause of his looks or the gifts he gives her. She falls for him instead because of her actions when he saved her.The pictures are cute and help tell the story. There’s one part were the story said how everyone admired him and in the picture there is a crowd around him all in awe and happy and amazed: “All the dogs admired him. And all the people admired him.” The next picture shows Greta ignoring him and that’s it, no one else around or anything in the background with the words: “Only Greta didn’t”.