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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
Wo es in "Das fliegende Klassenzimmer" quasi keine Mädchen gab, kommen in "Das doppelte Lottchen" keine Jungs vor. Trotzdem sind die beiden Bücher bisher meine Lieblinge von Kästner. Irgendwie seltsam, oder?
Ich habe das Buch sehr gerne gelesen, wünschte aber, dass ich es bereits als Kind gelesen hätte. Aber was soll's, dann muss ich es eben in einigen Jahren meinen eigenen Kindern vorlesen, die es hoffentlich ebenfalls mögen werden.
Ich finde sowieso, dass Kästner mit seinen Kinderbüchern Geschichten geschaffen hat, die Kindern zeigen, dass sie wichtig sind und ihre Meinung wichtig ist, ohne den Eltern, die diese mitunter vorlesen, bloßzustellen. Stattdessen fühlt man sich als Erwachsener in seine Kindheit zurückversetzt und erinnert sich daran, dass man es als Kind auch nicht immer leicht hat und Eltern öfter mal auf ihren Nachwuchs hören sollten.
Ich hoffe, dass Kästners Kinderbücher noch lange Zeit in den verschiedensten Kinderzimmern zu finden sein werden!
Ich habe das Buch sehr gerne gelesen, wünschte aber, dass ich es bereits als Kind gelesen hätte. Aber was soll's, dann muss ich es eben in einigen Jahren meinen eigenen Kindern vorlesen, die es hoffentlich ebenfalls mögen werden.
Ich finde sowieso, dass Kästner mit seinen Kinderbüchern Geschichten geschaffen hat, die Kindern zeigen, dass sie wichtig sind und ihre Meinung wichtig ist, ohne den Eltern, die diese mitunter vorlesen, bloßzustellen. Stattdessen fühlt man sich als Erwachsener in seine Kindheit zurückversetzt und erinnert sich daran, dass man es als Kind auch nicht immer leicht hat und Eltern öfter mal auf ihren Nachwuchs hören sollten.
Ich hoffe, dass Kästners Kinderbücher noch lange Zeit in den verschiedensten Kinderzimmern zu finden sein werden!
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I read this book with Mallory. It was one of my favorite books as a child. This is the book that The Parent Trap movie is based on. I forgot the little funny parts of the book and reading it as an adult I got some more stuff that I probably didn't get out of it as a child.
Reread with Tabitha...one of my favorite books; the original The Parent Trap is based on.
Lisa of Vienna and Lottie of Munich meet at summer camp and discover that they are identical twins separated at birth. They hatch a plan to switch places and bring their parents back together.
I read this when I heard it was the basis for The Parent Trap, two of my favorite movies from childhood. I love both the Hayley Mills and Lindsay Lohan versions. The story is very similar, but the book was rather odd. The book is translated from German, so this could account for parts of that. There are some pretty funny lines. For instance:
"Lottie's father, Arnold Palfy, was a musician, and artists are well known to be strange beings." - pg. 46
"Is she pretty?"
The young woman smiled. "Passable." - pg. 97
"A mother is a kind of medicine you can't buy at the drugstores." - pg. 113
Overall, it was okay. I'm glad I read it, but I like the movie versions much more.
I read this when I heard it was the basis for The Parent Trap, two of my favorite movies from childhood. I love both the Hayley Mills and Lindsay Lohan versions. The story is very similar, but the book was rather odd. The book is translated from German, so this could account for parts of that. There are some pretty funny lines. For instance:
"Lottie's father, Arnold Palfy, was a musician, and artists are well known to be strange beings." - pg. 46
"Is she pretty?"
The young woman smiled. "Passable." - pg. 97
"A mother is a kind of medicine you can't buy at the drugstores." - pg. 113
Overall, it was okay. I'm glad I read it, but I like the movie versions much more.
I've wanted to read this for a while. As someone with more fond memories of Disney live action movies (,i/>Freaky Friday, Tron, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes, etc.), the book that inspired the classic Parent Trap held great interest. The book did not disappoint. It stood strongly on it's own, while remaining a clear forerunner of the film. I'm glad to see this back in print.
Erich Kästner understands children – as he says adults should not forget that children’s unhappiness is as real and honest just like theirs, it doesn’t matter what children cry about, because in life it’s not important what you grieve about, only how much you grieve. He is not afraid to write about adults’ problems (like divorce) and their effect for children. And his stories are flavoured with considerable amount of humour, so that both young readers and their parents don’t forget to always see the funny side.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No