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This is a delightful novel for young children. At the time I read this out loud to my children we were all living in a navy blue Ford Escort while looking for another house to move into. That was the Y2K winter of 1999-2000. We were in Dunsmuir, California. I had just put all our worldly possessions into a storage locker south of there in Redding, California. We were homeless in a tiny car with two cats.
Reading about this other homeless family was a comfort to us. I don't remember all the detail ...more
Reading about this other homeless family was a comfort to us. I don't remember all the detail ...more
This was a lovely book and a reminder that families can easily find themselves homeless, as this small family did. In the process of finding a way out, they encounter an elderly man who later makes a choice to rejoin the world and gain a family. Lately I have been fortunate to find books that speak to the core of what families are, which is always good food for me. There are also warm descriptions of Paris, which to me is dreamland because I have never been. The compassion of the gypsy families
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Okay, another book I loved in as a kid. A bunch of people live under a bridge in Paris. The rest is a bit of a blur, i think they steal food at Les Halls, but I'm not sure of that either. It's been way too long.
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Dec 24, 2019
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Sweet and heartwarming, but also dated in its use of words like gypsy, hobo, and tramp.
This is a very sweet story of found family and how much we all need to take care of each other. There are some assumptions about hobos / the homeless, but much of that is made up for by the positive way that gypsies are depicted. It's a very old-fashioned story and it's interesting to read this given the homelessness that is pervasive where I live.. makes me wonder about how much is the same vs how much has changed...
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Good, short read containing lots of teachable moments. Plus, it shows how people can change no matter how old they are.
A wonderful book that introduces another culture and time in an easy-to-grasp story. It explores opposing views on family responsibility and the joy found on both sides. But what is the better value?
This is definitely worthy of the Newberry Honor.
This is definitely worthy of the Newberry Honor.
Mar 08, 2012
C.
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Tracyene
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Kirsten Barber
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