The author recalls his carefree life in a small midwestern town at the end of world war i, and his adventures with his pet raccoon. With toshihiko utsumi, masato yamanouchi, akiko tsuboi, yuji shikamata. Kerusso baby tees are childrens product safetycertified and designed with their comfort and your convenience in mind. Nov 18, 2009 sterling norths rascal was the 1963 winner of the dutton animal book award. I first read this captivating story in 1968, exactly fifty years after author sterling north befriended his little raccoon.
Subtitled a memoir of a better era, norths book is about being young and having a pet raccoon. Welcome to toonie terrace, home of the funloving toonies and their jealous, bitter rivals, the meanies. Jesus loves this little rascal, raccoon, shirt, turquoise. Turquoise baby shirt with adorable racoon graphic and witness message inspired from john 3. Rascal by sterling north scholastic books for kids. Plot summary edit this section needs additional citations for verification.
Rascal chronicles young sterlings loving yet distant relationship with his father, dreamer david willard north, and the aching loss represented by the death of his mother, elizabeth nelson north. Rascal is a 1963 book by sterling north about a boy who raises a pet raccoon, but eventually has to release him after his sister asks him to. Mar 16, 2015 rascal, the animated raccoon grabbed the imagination of a generation of japanese kids. Published april 30th 1998 by puffin books first published 1963. Rascal by sterling north is a memoir that details the authors personal experience with his pet raccoon named rascal. It is the autobiographical story of sterlings adventures with adopting a baby raccoon at the turn of the century. This special anniversary edition includes the books classic illustrations restored to their original splendor, as well as a letter from the authors daughter, and material from the illustrators personal collection. Since 2009, rascal the raccoon has been educating students at thousands of schools through the oneofakind character education programs, also known as character edutainment. Rascal looked back and forth from sterling to the female raccoon. Even though rascal provides endless hours of fun and interesting companionship for him, sterling knows that the situation cannot last. For all their shenanigans, no meanie has ever murdered a toonie until now. Ive read the book several times since, including just recently. Rascal chronicles young sterlings loving yet distant.
Rascal is a heartwarming boyhood memoir that continues to find its way into the hearts of readers fifty years later. He and the mischievous raccoon are best friends for a perfect year of adventure until the spring day when. It is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel rascal, a memoir of a better era by sterling north. The novel was a 1963 bestseller, newbery honor book, and the first dutton animal book award winner. It is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel rascal, a memoir of a better era by ster. Aug 09, 2014 after a texas cowboy jumps ship off the coast of kauai, a 12yearoldboy rescues him from drowning. Rascal raccoons raging revenge haven entertainment. The book is a remembrance of a year in his childhood during which he raised a baby raccoon named rascal. Sterling is out with his friend in the woods when he scares a raccoon family and one baby is left behind.
There the female raccoon and rascal ran into the bushes not to be seen again. After a texas cowboy jumps ship off the coast of kauai, a 12yearoldboy rescues him from drowning. Soon sterling and the mischievous raccoon rascal are sharing one adventure after another, swimming, fishing, and camping. The movie is a dramatization of sterling norths 1963 memoir of a better era. Rascal is only a baby when sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything together. No snaps to fuss with during diaper changes or potty breaksjust an easy, comfortable tshirt perfect for everyday wear. Sterling norths rascal was the 1963 winner of the dutton animal book award. Rascal is precisely that, a little ornery, rambunctious, a definite prankster, a rascal. This program is designed to provide publicprivate schools educational programs in an upbeat and motivating type atmosphere. Rascal is a 1969 american comedydrama film made by walt disney productions, based on the book of the same name by sterling north, about a young man and his pet raccoon set in rural wisconsin. Via idea wikiabut the book would reach a new height of. While it took me a while to get into, due to the very old language style, and the fact that an adult was writing down memories of his childhood therefore not feeling very much like a child, i. For a year the cheeky raccoon and his previously lonely owner went on adventures exploring their own little world. While scouting around the woods one afternoon, he discovers an abandoned, monthold raccoon.
Rascal the true story of a pet racoon sterling north on. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite. Rascal is only a baby when sterling brings him home to join the menagerie, but soon raccoon and boy are best friends, doing everything. Rascal is an american classic, telling the story of how the boy sterling found a little raccoon in the spring of 1818, and took him on as a pet. It was released on june 11, 1969, by walt disney pictures.
Rascal is only a baby when sterling brings him home, but soon the two are best friends, doing everything togetheruntil the spring day when everything suddenly changes. The authors carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of world war i, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, rascal. Rascal first starts out when sterling and his dog wowser head out to wentworth woods and meet up with their friend oscar. Rascal sterling north raccoon animal book 1963 first. In 1997, japanese television showed a yearlong series of araiguma rascal, a cartoon adaption of the book, created by nippon animation company. Apr 26, 2019 rascal by sterling north is a delightful tale about an 11 year old boy who raises a baby raccoon. A mcdonalds print was released on vhs and dvd by walt disney home entertainment in 2002. While it took me a while to get into, due to the very old language style, and the fact that an adult was writing down memories of his childhood. Sterlings mother died a few years before this book begins, and his. In fairness, the raccoon starts raiding fields and henhouses, and getting into trouble with other raccoons, and it was the mating season. Rascal the raccoon is a japanese animated series by nippon animation. Literally the global water crisis is a blackandwhite issuepeople either have access to clean water or they dont. Its the 40th anniversary of the raccoon that ate japan.
Rascal was cute, but he might not have been the best thing for japan. Sterling, a boy of 11, watches in amazement as this baby raccoon, barely the size of sterlings hand, instinctively washes. I read the full rascal just before the disney movie came out in 1969, then saw the movie. It is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel rascal, a memoir of a. With steve forrest, bill mumy, pamela toll, elsa lanchester. Rascal tells the story of a boy and his rescued pet raccoon, an animal whose talent for causing loads of mischief is equaled only by his power to trigger tons of laughter. How rascal the raccoon wreaked havoc on japans farms. Rascal, the animated raccoon grabbed the imagination of a generation of japanese kids. It is a story supposedly about a raccoon, but really about norths boyhood. Rascal the raccoon, araiguma rasukaru, literally raccoon rascal, with the japanese word for raccoon meaning washing bear is a japanese animated series by nippon animation. The childrens book that caused japans raccoon problem. It told the story of a young north who adopted a baby raccoon as a companion.
A newbery honor book, rascal is a great adventure for young readers interested in wildlife and the outdoors. The book was adapted into a disney film in 1969 starring bill mumy, some eight years after his stint sending people to the cornfield in the twilight zone. Rascal is a 1969 comedydrama film adaptation made by walt disney productions. The precious moments rascal raccoon plush from aurora is the perfect companion for your little one. Four decades ago, a cartoon raccoon caused an ecological plague across japan that continues today. The kissing hand by audrey penn, secret pizza party by adam rubin, school for bandits by hannah shaw, rascal by sterling north.
Figuratively our chosen mascot to represent the rascal spirit that connects us all is the raccoon and its rascally stripes. Rascal puffin modern classics kindle edition by north. To thirtysomethings in 2009, an age when sweet books about a boy and his raccoon could be. My mom read this book aloud to us when i was a kid rascal was hilarious and i. Nothings surprising in the north household, not even sterlings new pet raccoon. A newbery honor book celebrating 50 years of a beloved classic. A young boys summer vacation is brightened by a special friend, a young raccoon whom he names rascal. This story mesmerized me so much that, for several years, i was obsessed with getting my own pet raccoon. Sterling keeps many unusual pets at the home he shares with his father, but the tiny baby raccoon he brings home one night becomes his most memorable pet. May 01, 2018 it started in fifth grade when i read a childrens book called little rascal, about a boy and his pet raccoon. The childrens book that caused japans raccoon problem smart. Buy this book an angry cartoon villain finally defeats his arch enemy only to discover victory isnt all he wanted it. Jun 14, 2017 in january 1977, the nippon animation company released rascal the raccoon araiguma rasukaru, a 52episode anime cartoon series that returned the story to its more dramatic, bucolic roots. Popular raccoon books meet your next favorite book.
Rascal by sterling north is a delightful tale about an 11 year old boy who raises a baby raccoon. They go into the woods and wowser starts digging under an old tree stump. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a dozen categories. Sterling knows that every night rascal will sneak into the house by hooking his claws onto the back screen door and head.
A young boys summer vacation is brightened by a special friend, a. In an effort to get to know the sidekicks for hooray heroes personalized book celebrating a childs first milestones, we sat down with one of the stars of the new book, rascal raccoon. Sterling norths autobiographical rascal shares the year in young sterlings life when his best friend was his pet raccoon. Rascal raccoon and friends 8 may 2017 by james blackwood raccoon whisperer.
Super soft and snuggly, this striped raccoon measures 8. But their invasion started back in 1977, when the kids of japan were going crazy for a cartoon raccoon named rascal. Rascal by sterling north synopsis skunks, woodchucks, a crow named poe, an 18foot, halffinished canoe in the living room welcome to the north home. Finally rascal said his goodbyes to sterling and jumped out of the boat and swam to the shore. Who could resist living for a year with a raccoon who is just about your best friend. North grew up to be a successful reporter and editor and wrote a childrens book that became a 1949 feature film, so dear to my heart, featuring burl ives. Sterling, a boy of 11, watches in amazement as this baby raccoon, barely the size of sterlings hand, instinctively washes everything before eating it. In this lesson, we will get to know a little more about sterling and.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Jesus loves this little rascal, raccoon, shirt, turquoise, 24. The book won a newbery honor in 1964, the young readers choice award in 1966, and the sequoyah book award in 1966. Nov 18, 2019 in an effort to get to know the sidekicks for hooray heroes personalized book celebrating a childs first milestones, we sat down with one of the stars of the new book, rascal raccoon. A memoir of a better era, a memoir of the books author sterling norths childhood, was released in japan. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital. Via idea wikiabut the book would reach a new height of fame when the story migrated to japan, where the. A 1964 newbery honor book, this book is based off the authors real life year with a raccoon. Rascal is only a baby when young sterling brings him home. In this delightful memoir, sterling north recalls his year with rascala very mischievous and resourceful raccoon. In japan, the book became a cartoon series in 1977, and the raccoon character is still very popular there, supposedly bigger than mickey mouse. The cover, with its animal book award logo and classy woodcuts of a boy and his raccoon, prompted the mister to comment, that was a different time which made me laugh, as rascals subtitle is a memoir of a better era. Then it made its way to japan in 1977, this time as a 52episode anime series titled rascal the raccoon. Sterling is doing his best to keep the baby raccoon in check, but rascal seems determined to live up to his name, and it soon becomes apparent that the living arrangement cannot last.
The book was an abridged version for young people called little rascal. A few months later, i graduated to the full novel, rascal. He left a few pecans and sugar lumps at the edge of the beach where he and rascal parted. While costain waits to return home, he decides to help t. About the book the authors carefree life in a small midwestern town at the close of world war i, and his adventures with his pet raccoon, rascal.