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The unlikely protagonist of this quirky and tenderhearted story is a
little old lady with cat glasses and a beehive who might have
stepped out of The Far Side. Lonely, she names inanimate objects-her
car is Betsy, her bed is Roxanne. A stray dog wanders into her life
but she refuses to name it; after losing many friends "she named
only those things she knew she could never outlive." When the dog
disappears, however, she realizes that finding him-and subsequently
naming him-is worth the risk of outliving him. Brown's (Boris)
hilarious, disproportionate depictions of the cowboy-booted woman
and her belongings give this tale much of its bounce. Betsy the car
has grinning grillwork and huge fins; Fred the chair has buttons for
eyes and a rearing, pompadour-like back cushion. This sweet and
silly story has solid kid appeal and the Larsonesque visuals will
tickle more than a few grown-ups. |
