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I gave this a listen, I’m pretty sure I read it as a kid but thought it sounded interesting since I’m heading to NYC soon. It was sweet, I loved the animal characters and their friendship and the setting was fun too. Tony Shaloub’s narration was lovely. The characterization of the humans made it a so-so, it was racially insensitive and kept mentioning Mama’s weight. We get it, she is curvy!
One of the recipients of the 1961 Newberry Medal Honor Book Awards (that same year Island of the Blue Dolphins won the award). Somehow I missed reading this book as a kid. I read it with my kids. They both LOVE it and were pleased to read it a second time. It is a wonderful little story. The bittersweet ending even brought tears to the eyes of my 9-year-old son - despite the fact that this was his second reading and he knew the ending. He seemed to identify with the boy who is the central charac
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