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| No Flying in the House (Harper Trophy Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Betty Brock
Publisher: Topeka Bindery
Category: Book
Buy New: $15.30
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Avg. Customer Rating:  65 reviews
Sales Rank: 641945
Media: School & Library Binding
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 0613084519
EAN: 9780613084512
ASIN: 0613084519
Publication Date: October 1999
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Product Description
Annabel Tippens seems like an ordinary little girl, with short blond hair and very good manners. But Annabel is actually quite unusual. Instead of parents, she has Gloria, a tiny white dog who talks and wears a gold collar. Annabel never wonders why her life is different, until one day a cat named Belinda tells her the truth -- she's not just a little girl, she's half fairy! But now that she knows the truth, will her whole life have to change?
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 The Best Book Ever-Just right for girls! May 9, 2006
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
Hello, I am 8 years old. We had a book fair at my school. I couldn't find anything, but finally I found this book. I looked at some of the pictures and I decided to buy it. I couldn't stop reading it, it was soooooo good! My homework is to read 20 minutes a day, but one day I read 120 minutes because this book was so good! I love this book, you have to read it!
Couldn't have grown up without it! August 24, 1999
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
This is the one book I remember most growing up. I had worn out my paperback copy & have searched for YEARS for another!! FINALLY! Thank you, amazon.com!! This book sparked my imagination & Gloria was the first dog I ever loved!! (Soon followed by many "real" dogs in my life.) My FAVORITE book -- which didn't go over very well in job interviews when they asked that question!! :) Well, that just shows they hadn't read it!! I STILL can't kiss my elbows, but I do fly in my dreams!! You will, too, after you read it! ENJOY!
 A Magical Story for Readers of All Ages November 4, 2005
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
Annabel Tippens was only three-years-old when she arrived at Mrs. Vancourt's house with Gloria, a talking, dancing dog, who acts more like Annabel's parental figure. Annabel looks like any other young girl, with wonderful manners, and short blonde hair. But Annabel isn't what you think. In fact, she's not quite ordinary at all. Aside from the fact that Annabel has no parents except for Gloria, she also has the ability to talk to a miniature gold cat figurine named Belinda. And Belinda tells Annabel a very important secret...Annabel isn't just a little girl, she's half-fairy, and can do things other fairies do, like fly. But now that little Annabel has discovered the truth, she's at risk of her entire life changing. And possibly, not for the better.
I absolutely adore fantasy stories about fairies, so spotting Betty Brock's NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE was quite exciting for me. Written in 1970, NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE is a simply woven tale that will capture the hearts of all readers. Featuring the classic illustrations of the 70's by Wallace Tripp, NO FLYING IN THE HOUSE weaves together a delightful, heartwarming story, and gives great visuals for young children who want to see Annabel, Gloria, and Mrs. Vancourt. Overall, this is an imaginative, exciting children's story, that will put readers on the fantasy track, and stay with them for years to come.
Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper
One of my "remembered favorites"; different upon rereading.. September 26, 1998
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I rated this book as a "5" based on the happy memories I had of it as a child. I read it during "free-read" time in 1st grade. Then I lost track of it. But I always remembered Gloria the fairy dog and the little girl who could kiss her elbow. I remembered the story as ending very sadly - with Gloria turning herself to a statue because of something Felicity did. That image - of someone being so deeply disappointed that she literally "turned to stone" haunted me for years. Recently, I found a copy of the book and reread it. To my surprise, there's a *happy* ending where everything is tied up neatly, and Gloria is not trapped as a golden dog statue forever. What a change, how different.... I actually like the way I *remembered* the ending better. But still, this is a wonderful book, Gloria is still one of my favorite characters (I remember wishing I had a tiny dog who could talk, just like Gloria). It's a good fantasy book, not tough reading, but not insultingly easy (or I would guess upon my adult rereading) for a reasonably adept beginning reader.
Superb fantasy book! February 10, 2000
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I read this book about 30 years ago when I was in first grade and adored Gloria and the wonderous toys in Mrs. Vancourt's collection. Every year I read it to my first grade class. Imagine seeing 21 six year olds trying to kiss their elbows or holding their breath to see if, hope upon hope, maybe they could be part fairy too. I'm so glad to find it here so that I may order copies for my class. I won't let them take my 1970 version home! Betty Brock has done a fine job and Wallace Tripp some fabulous illustrations. Enjoy!
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