So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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Absolutely a 5. All the way. I have always loved this book. It is a classic. It has won how many awards? Exactly. People ban it because the police are portrayed as pigs. Well, the main character is a donkey. Yes, an ass. Also, people say it is too sad for children. But, these adults also have to consider that the world is not always happy. A+.
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Sylvester and the Magic Pebble (Aladdin Picture Books) by William Steig
sshhiinneeoonn, April 12, 2010
Absolutely a 5. All the way. I have always loved this book. It is a classic. It has won how many awards? Exactly. People ban it because the police are portrayed as pigs. Well, the main character is a donkey. Yes, an ass. Also, people say it is too sad for children. But, these adults also have to consider that the world is not always happy. A+.(4 of 7 readers found this comment helpful)
The Table Where Rich People Sit by Byrd Baylor
sshhiinneeoonn, April 12, 2010
i have never read it. i think the title is a little misleading... sounds like a good moral.(0 of 2 readers found this comment helpful)