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Some children may enjoy the outlandish naughtiness and far-fetched consequences. Many readers will find Benny's hypothetical misbehavior disagreeable, and his mother's responses unsettling.
A simple story for animal loving readers and proponents of imaginative play.—Claire Moore, Darien Library, CT
Sweet, clueless mutt Buddy meets a “strange-looking thing” inside a box in the living room, who introduces himself as Earl. Earl claims to be first a racecar, then a giraffe, then a sea urchin, then a talking hairbrush. Thinking hard, Buddy manages to refute each claim; then Earl (who is in fact a very clever hedgehog) “guesses” what Buddy is, ending his absurd list with: “I was joking…you’re a pirate, just like me.” Imaginative adventures ensue, involving—oops—the living-room furniture. Buddy is the one who gets in trouble with Mom, but Earl staunchly defends him. Buddy thinks about this awhile, and finally figures out what Earl is: “I think you are a friend,” says Buddy. “I think you are right,” says Earl. For such an unassuming and unpretentious little picture book—simple line and gouache illustrations in a limited palette and with minimal detail; a basic font; a small trim size
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