Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge
by Mem Fox
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Read in February, 2007
There are a lot of "fluff" children's books out there. This isn't one of them. Wilfrid Gordon (and his parents) live next to an old folks' home. Wilfrid Gordon loves his next-door neighbors, particularly Miss Nancy Allison Delacourt Cooper, because they have the same number of names. Miss Nancy is getting forgetful. Wilfrid Gordon goes out of his way to help her remember.
I love this book because it shows the power of adopting grandparents, and the joy that children can bring i...more
I love this book because it shows the power of adopting grandparents, and the joy that children can bring i...more
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Read in February, 2001
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This became my favorite children's book the moment I heard it. It shows that innocence and perfect love we see in children. Wilfred wants merely to help his dear friend from the "old folks home" next door to get her memory back. He seeks out to single-handedly find it for her. Pure and sweet.
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Read in May, 2008
This is a sad and simultaneously sweet children's story about a boy who helps an old woman "find her memory." For some reason, it really captured my daughter's attention. The illustrations are not particularly attractive, but they are unique.
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A little boy helps an older woman find her memory by bringing icons of what others have told him memory is. I have read and reread this book and it remains incredibly sweet and have also used it to jumpstart children's writing.
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If this doesn't bring tears to your eyes, I don't know what will! An amazing lesson on intergenerational relationships.
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Read in January, 1985
One of the best picture books ever in the world, connecting a small boy and the residents of an elder home.
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Read in January, 1985
Sweet story of a young boy who lives next to a nursing home and his relationship with the folks there.
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Read in October, 2007
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contemporary realistic fiction of a boy who helps a 96 year old woman remember some of her past.
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Very sweet book about a young boy who helps an old woman remember.
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This is a sweet story to read to children.
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this is the sweetest book!! i cried
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One of my favorites from Mem Fox.
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