Maudie and Bear
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780399257094 (0399257098)
Publish date: January 5th 2012
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Pages no: 48
Edition language: English
Is this a commentary on motherhood, on how mothers slave and sacrifice for their thankless, selfish vampire brats?Is it a warning about the reality of toxic friendships where one "friend" does nothing but take and the other gives beyond exhaustion?Is it a blackly humorous observation of the reality ...
Lovely illustrations, so-so story.
I am amused by the number of reviewers calling Maudie out for being spoiled and bratty. I actually liked the way Bear dealt with most of the situations. Would I have done all that cooking? No. But walking away when a child is still mad and wants time to themselves to calm down? Absolutely. Taking a ...