false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172248485m/153168.jpg 153168 11 The offbeat style of this wonderful story--and of Julie Vivas's perfectly matched illustrations--couldn't be summed up better than by the oddness of the first sentence: "There was once a small boy called Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge and what's more he wasn't very old either." Wilfrid lives next to a retirement home, filled with folks like "Mrs. Jordan who played the organ" and "Mr. Hosking who told him scary stories." But his favorite old person is 96-year-old Miss Nancy. Everyone says Miss Nancy has lost her memory, and despite the fact that Wilfrid doesn't even know what a memory is, by accident he helps her find it. Mem Fox's original take on the capacity of children to help the old remember is especially notable for its non-patronizing focus on old people. (Ages 4 to 8) <I>--Richard Farr</I> 1113806 book 1984 Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge total:281|5:178|4:70|3:26|2:6|1:1| 281 1261 324 51 3 0 false true Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 13:48:09 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 15:08:19 -0800 2009
I felt that the story-behind-the-story added significantly to my enjoyment of the book.

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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge is a little boy who lives next to an old people’s home, and is sad when he hears that Nancy Alis...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 17 13:25:44 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 13:28:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Dec 01 11:33:22 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 11:34:18 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 23:57:54 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 23:59:15 -0800 2009 This book is a very sentimental look at the way "MEMORIES" effect our lives and how "things" often bring us back to those times.]]> 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 19:24:24 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 19:26:11 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jan 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 06:59:19 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 07:01:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jun 10 21:20:14 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 21:20:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sun Sep 06 19:23:01 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 19:23:54 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 09 08:31:09 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 08:33:08 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 17:35:55 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 17:41:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 18 15:28:53 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 15:30:00 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:37:45 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:46:54 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jun 19 17:58:51 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 17:59:33 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=153168