Just look at 'Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri. He received the Caldecott Medal in 1973 for 'The Funny Little Woman,' by Arlene Mosel, and has also been awarded three Caldecott Honors. put one name for the middle name and one for the first nameA person can have more than just three names, believe it or not. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Mosel died in Indianapolis in 1996.īlair Lent began illustrating picture books in the 1960s. In the Chinese fable, the boy's excessively long name, 'Rikki-tikki-tikki-tembo-no-sa-rembo-chari-bari-ruchi-pip-peri-pembo', leads to a tragic accident when no one can say it fast enough to save him from falling into a well. Mosel was an associate professor of library science at Case Western Reserve University. The main character, Rikki-Tikki-Tembo, is inspired by the protagonist of the folktale his name derives from. Mosel was also the author of 'The Funny Little Woman,' which won the 1973 Caldecott Medal for Blair Lent's illustrations and was recognized as an Honor Book by the Hans Christian Andersen International Children's Book Awards. chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo Five decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long.US8. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of an ancient Chinese folktale has hooked legions of children, teachers, and parents, who return. In 1997, 'The New York Times' named it one of the best 50 children's books of the previous 50 years. Tikki Tikki Tembo, retold by Arlene MoselThis is the story about a little boy in a far-away land who has a very long name (Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-c. Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pemboThree decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well.

The book was named an American Library Association Notable Book and won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. Because so many young listeners responded enthusiastically, she decided to write her own retelling, and 'Tikki Tikki Tembo' became her first book for children. When she grew up, she shared this wonderful tale with countless children, including her own. As an activity, each student could write out their own name as if they were Tikki tikki tembo, and for that day, each student would go by their long name.Arlene Mosel (1921-1996) first heard the story of Tikki tikki tembo as a child.

To this day, the Chinese have thought it wise to give all of their children short names, instead of great long ones. They finally got Tikki tikki tembo out of the well, but it took him days to reccover. He found the old man, but he had the same problem, his brother's name was so long that he could barely get it out. His mother said to go find the old man with the ladder. Chang ran to his mother to explain what happened, but his brother's name was so long, he could barely get it out. They got the old man with the ladder to get him out and he took no time to recover. One day Chang fell in and Tikki tikki tembo ran to his mother to help him.

Chang and Tikki tikki tembo loved playing near the well, but their mother always said to be careful or they could fall in. Her first son was named Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo, which meant 'the most wonderful thing in the world, and her second son was named Chang. So long does it take him to say it, so long does it take his mother and the Old. Whats in a name Too much when Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo falls in the well and his younger brother Chang tries to tell their mother whats happened. A mother lived on a small mountain with her two sons. by Adene Retold by Mosel RELEASE DATE: March 25, 1968. It was a custom for father and mothers in China to give their first and honored sons a great long name, but seconds sons were given hardly a name at all. Tikki Tikki Tembo is a story of an old Chinese folktale.

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