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Toto's Triumph
- GenresChildrens
127 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1957
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About the author
Claire Huchet Bishop
37 books27 followersClaire Huchet Bishop (December 30 1898 – 13 March 1993) was a Swiss-born American children's novelist and librarian. She was the winner of the Newbery Honor Medal for "Pancakes-Paris" and "All Alone," and won the Josette Frank Award for "Twenty and Ten." Her children's book "The Five Chinese Brothers" won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1959.
An American born in Geneva, Switzerland, Bishop grew up in France and Geneva. She attended the Sorbonne and started the first children's library in France.
After marrying American concert pianist Frank Bishop, she moved to the United States. She worked for the New York City Public Library from 1932-1936. She was an apologist for Roman Catholicism and an opponent of antisemitism.
She was a lecturer and storyteller throughout the U.S., and a children's book editor. Beal was the President of International Council of Christians & Jews from 1975–1977, and the President of the Jewish-Christian Fellowship of France from 1976-1981.
After residing in New York for 50 years, Bishop returned to France and died in Paris in 1993. She was 94 years old.
An American born in Geneva, Switzerland, Bishop grew up in France and Geneva. She attended the Sorbonne and started the first children's library in France.
After marrying American concert pianist Frank Bishop, she moved to the United States. She worked for the New York City Public Library from 1932-1936. She was an apologist for Roman Catholicism and an opponent of antisemitism.
She was a lecturer and storyteller throughout the U.S., and a children's book editor. Beal was the President of International Council of Christians & Jews from 1975–1977, and the President of the Jewish-Christian Fellowship of France from 1976-1981.
After residing in New York for 50 years, Bishop returned to France and died in Paris in 1993. She was 94 years old.
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May 2, 2023
Toto is a parrot. Nicholas is a boy. And both manage to save a family from being homeless.
It’s France after the Second World War and so many are still finding it hard to find housing as the bombs and battles destroyed so much. The housing shortage is dire - particularly because it’s winter and the weather is expected to turn bitterly chilling in the next few days.
When Nicholas’s father sets out for Paris again from they’re little tent on the outskirts of the city, he his met with a chance encounter with a parrot and ends up with an apartment. Sort of. There’s a catch. No infants are allowed to live in the rooms - but they have twin one-month olds!
Though Nicholas is both worried and nervous, he musters his courage to help his parents sneak the babies into the rooms. But they’re not out of the woods - how to keep the twins quiet!
A simply told tale about an imaginative and courageous boy with an interesting twist of an ending.
Ages: 6 - 12
#France #Paris
Cleanliness: a boy shouts “no” at his parent - the issue is resolved. A family sneaks babies into an apartment since they are not allowed. A boy meets and hangs out with a tramp/stranger for a day. It is assumed that a man took some money for an alcoholic drink - he did not.
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It’s France after the Second World War and so many are still finding it hard to find housing as the bombs and battles destroyed so much. The housing shortage is dire - particularly because it’s winter and the weather is expected to turn bitterly chilling in the next few days.
When Nicholas’s father sets out for Paris again from they’re little tent on the outskirts of the city, he his met with a chance encounter with a parrot and ends up with an apartment. Sort of. There’s a catch. No infants are allowed to live in the rooms - but they have twin one-month olds!
Though Nicholas is both worried and nervous, he musters his courage to help his parents sneak the babies into the rooms. But they’re not out of the woods - how to keep the twins quiet!
A simply told tale about an imaginative and courageous boy with an interesting twist of an ending.
Ages: 6 - 12
#France #Paris
Cleanliness: a boy shouts “no” at his parent - the issue is resolved. A family sneaks babies into an apartment since they are not allowed. A boy meets and hangs out with a tramp/stranger for a day. It is assumed that a man took some money for an alcoholic drink - he did not.
**Like my reviews? Then you should follow me! Because I have hundreds more just like this one. With each review, I provide a Cleanliness Report, mentioning any objectionable content I come across so that parents and/or conscientious readers (like me) can determine beforehand whether they want to read a book or not. Content surprises are super annoying, especially when you’re 100+ pages in, so here’s my attempt to help you avoid that!
So Follow or Friend me here on GoodReads! And be sure to check out my bio page to learn a little about me and the Picture Book/Chapter Book Calendars I sell on Etsy!
January 29, 2024
Nicolas and his family are living in a tent on the outskirts of Paris. A housing shortage caused by two world wars has forced many people to live in shacks and tents. One day, Papa comes home with news that they have an apartment. Walking home, he rescued Madame Champollion's parrot, Toto, from a tree. She was so grateful that she offered him an apartment in the building where she was concierge. There is only one problem- they don't allow babies. Nicolas helps his mother carry his twin sister into the building in their laundry basket bed. A pile of clean laundry covers them. They never let out a peep. Then one day, the landlord comes to inspect the apartment. Mama is away, and Nicolas tries to keep him out. When the landlord threatens to bring the police, Nicolas opens the door. He covers the twins with clothes but forgets to hide the baby bottles warming on the stove. The twins are discovered, and the family is told to leave. In a desperate attempt to save his family from eviction, Nicolas leaves home.
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