A cute little read I received as a holiday gift. The story and illustrations were very cute. I liked learning more about the author & thought it was neat she shared a cherished childhood fairytale from her memory and translated it into a tiny illustrated story. Fun to think this was first published in 1935. Will make a fun “coffee table” book & a quick one to share! ( )

The language used in this book was very old. They spoke with proper words and phrases. The language of the book did put me into the time frame's setting. They used very descriptive words and pictures to get the message across. I thought this was an okay folklore, but it didn't grab my attention and get me excited to read more of it. ( )

Gone Is Gone: or the Story of a Man Who Wanted to Do Housework by Wanda Gag, a Minnesota author and illustrator from the 1920s/30s who is probably most famous for Millions of Cats, which Wikipedia tells me is the oldest children's book still in print. Gone is Gone is the story of Fritzl and Liesi, a farming couple. Fritzl one day gets it in his head that Liesi--who runs the house, cares for their baby (who has the amazing name of Kinndli), and tends the animals--has it much easier than he does toiling in the fields. They decide to switch roles for a day, and you can almost guess where it's going to go.

I loved this book. It was funny and snarky. I loved its amazing black and white folksy illustrations, the fairy-tale mood, and the proto-feminist sensibilities. I'm so glad that the University of Minnesota is publishing some of Gag's less famous work as part of their effort to preserve MN heritage. ( )

Fritzl works very hard each and every day. He works in the sun, and does labor. He is jealous of his wife, leisi, who works inside of their home everyday. Leisi, tired of his complaining, offers to switch work with him for a day. As the day goes on, Fritzl sees how hard it was to care for the dog and baby. He also found it hard to do housework and preparing food, on top of caring for the baby and the dog. In the end, Fritzl understands that his wife does not have any easier work than he does. He learns to appreciate the work Leisi does.

This was a humorous story of a man learning the work of his wife. This book teaches that everyone has their own type of work, and we should appreciate the work others around us do. ( )

This story is about a man who thinks his job in the fields is harder than his wife worked at home. This story described specific details how mess up when this man stayed at home to do his wife housework. He complains every day when he comes home from working on the field. But he did not know how hard his wife has to handle at home. Finally, he realizes how his wife works harder than his work. It teaches us that don’t compare to other people’s work because we don’t know how hard or easy they have to do. Husband and wife should share the responsibility to each other.