Product Description

Sophie's family has found the perfect couch, but it comes with something extra, and getting rid of that extra something is impossible. In the end, though, who would want to? This zany tale of upholsterosis (a chronic state of couch-potato-ness) is sure to tickle the funny bones of young readers—and not-so-young-readers too!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #62640 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 36 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780811844307
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3–Sophie's family needs a new couch. After a full day of searching, they finally find one that is just right. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, it comes with an odd-looking creature that just sits in the middle of the cushion. Resembling one of Jim Henson's Muppets, the creature, readers learn, suffers from upholsterosis and on doctor's orders that they get him out more, the family takes the sofa and the newcomer on a cross-country journey. Slonim's very funny picture book will appeal to children with a taste for the zany. Told from Sophie's point of view, the understated text is often at hilarious juxtaposition with the illustrations. The colorful artwork will appeal to fans of David Shannon's work as will the tongue-in-cheek storytelling. Libraries looking for a book that generates laughs need look no further.–Maura Bresnahan, High Plain Elementary School, Andover, MA
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About the Author
David Slonim is the author-illustrator of Oh Ducky! and the illustrator of Emily and Albert by Jan Ormerod and Moishe's Miracle by Laura Krauss Melmed, which was a New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, he lives in Indiana with his wife and their four children. His daughter, Mary, was the inspiration for the character of Sophie in He Came with the Couch.

Customer Reviews

Slonim Had Me At The Cover
I fell in love with this story even before reading the text, thanks to Slonim's quirky illustrations. Slonim is a master at tucking fun onto every page -- whether adding fangs to the goldfish in the bowl at "Larry's 24 Hour Rummage" lot, or couch-shaped boulders to the Grand Canyon when the family takes their new couch-stuck guest there in the hope that he'll "get out more." At heart, this sweet picture book is about acceptance, friendship, and being open to new adventures. Slonim is well on his way to becoming an extraordinary storyteller.

He come with the couch
My son (age 6) loved this book. He took it to school for book talk.

Love illustrated through humor... Great!
This is a favorite of my girls', ages 4 and 6. It's the story of a little girl named Sophie who sets out on a quest with her mom and dad for a new couch. They find one, but it comes with a cute, Jim Henson-type "person-thing" sitting on it, and he won't budge or speak. Sophie befriends him anyway and she and her family try to help him get over his acute case of "upolsterosis". In the end, the "thing" helps Sophie and her family in a very selfless and heart-warming way. It's a bit off-the-wall and full of humor and visual stimuli that will really click for those who are paying attention. It shows just how powerful and healing love and acceptance can be.