false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174657931m/426707.jpg 426707 4 Based on a Czech opera that was performed 55 times by children in Terezin, a Nazi concentration camp, <I>Brundibar</I> is an odd, urgent little tale of a brother and sister who are desperately trying to get their hands on some milk for their sick mother. They race to the village center, only to discover that they need money to buy milk. Unfortunately, all the money in town seems to be going to the nefarious hurdy-gurdy man, Brundibar. Enter three talking animals and 300 willing children (bearing balloons stating "WE DON'T MIND SKIPPING SCHOOL"), and things start looking up for little Aninku and Pepicek. Retold by playwright Tony Kushner and illustrated by Caldecott Medal recipient Maurice Sendak, this operatic story is just nutty enough to become a favorite for open-minded young readers. Sendak fans will smile to see the village baker, who bears a striking resemblance to the baker in Sendak's <I>In the Night Kitchen</I>. His chaotic, jam-packed illustrations reveal witty little subplots to the libretto text (written all in upper case), which sharp-eyed readers will enjoy discovering. (Ages 5 to 8) <I>--Emilie Coulter</I> 415755 book 2003 Brundibar total:93|5:38|4:32|3:17|2:3|1:3| 93 378 132 22 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 16:32:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 16:48:11 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 29 18:56:07 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 18:56:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 09:00:46 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 09:06:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jul 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:20:16 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 12:22:01 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jan 24 12:14:21 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 12:15:48 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 16:25:35 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 17:18:07 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Mar 24 19:22:16 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 19:23:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 06 20:30:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 20:30:19 -0700 2009 bullies never go away completely.
Though I go - I don't go far,
I'll be back.
Love, Brundibar."

Creepiest ending to a fable EVER.


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