Shirley J. Juvenile Fiction The telling of the author's move to the country
All the Animals Where I Live by Philip C. Stead 48 pages
This is such a dreary melancholy book. The illustrations are washed out and sad looking, the story itself is much that way, too. It must have been a positive, uplifting premise in the author's mind, surely, but, it did not play out on the page that way. Everything just seems sad and has a detached feel to it. It is the story of the author moving from the bustle of City life out to the country. It talks about his country home and all the animals that live near his home that he meets along the way as he goes walking. The trouble is the feel and tone here are not happy-go-lucky, YAY! I live in the country and there are all these great animals to see and interact with. No, the story has the same pale, washed out feeling as the illustrations. I don't recommend this one. There are far better uplifting choices along the same story lines out there.
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