This is a collection of tales that Carlson learned from her mother. How traditional they are, I’m not sure. Some of them are quite funny – such as the first story about a skunk that goes into an oven. All the stories are linked by characters. The title is quite good, despite being a trickster tale w...
I was hoping this would be more naughty and less nice.
Genre: Animal / Christmas / Drama Year Published: 1952 Year Read: 2013 Series: Petunia After reading Roger Duvoisin’s classic children’s book “Petunia,” I was dying to read more of everyone’s famous good-hearted goose! So, I had just recently picked up another one of Roger Duvoisin’s “Petuni...
Donkey-Donkey is a nice little donkey who doesn't think much about his appearance until he sees his reflection in a pond next to Pat the horse's. Pat's ears are so small and Donkey-Donkey's are so big and stand up in such a silly way. Luckily, Donkey-Donkey has many friends to consult about his wo...
This book is so awesomely 1950s vintage that it almost feels like a new book imitating a vintage style. This is one of those books that I feel certain I would have been deeply attached to had I read it in my childhood. It's just one of those books. As it stands my thirty-something year old self t...
Roger Duvoisin's illustrations are lovely, and the story is charming. Poor little Donkey-Donkey suddenly becomes aware of his own unattractiveness and flits about trying to be like the other animals in an attempt to improve his looks. Nothing he tries works out for him, but the book has a satisfying...
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