In fact, when my daughters and I got to chapter five of our read aloud, which is entitled How Olaf Got His Dog, they had the pleasure of watching their mother collapse in sobs when little Olaf finds a way to save a dog that was being beaten and neglected by Mr. Lindgren's writing always pulls you in and tells you who's boss, even if it hides behind an illustrated cover and looks like it was meant for kids.Īnd, let me tell you, if my kids had lost interest this week in this “kids' read” The Children of Noisy Village (they didn't), I would have continued reading it on my own. ![]() Astrid Lindgren had a penchant for married men and story-telling, and I would have pushed people out of my way to get closer to her at a dinner party.
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