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From: jpcairo
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:41:53 -0500
Steven Engelfried wrote:
... This is a kid who, at least today, is not being good, and a parent who, let's face it, deserves no medals either. David never even looks lovable...he's got those sharp triangle teeth and mismatched nostrils...he'd be a little scary if he weren't so funny. But he still deserves that hug...
David could be Joey Pigza's little brother.* (Joey didn't have one.) That unconditional, comforting hug on the last page of "No, David!" just might be what makes us all love David and this book so much. I go for the mismatched nostrils, too, though! Thanks Steven, for mentioning them. Some of Picasso's faces seem similarly at war with their own symmetries to me.
(*Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, by Jack Gantos)
Paula Cairo Friends Select School K-8 Media Center Library Philadelphia, PA
Received on Wed 10 Feb 1999 04:41:53 PM CST
Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 17:41:53 -0500
Steven Engelfried wrote:
... This is a kid who, at least today, is not being good, and a parent who, let's face it, deserves no medals either. David never even looks lovable...he's got those sharp triangle teeth and mismatched nostrils...he'd be a little scary if he weren't so funny. But he still deserves that hug...
David could be Joey Pigza's little brother.* (Joey didn't have one.) That unconditional, comforting hug on the last page of "No, David!" just might be what makes us all love David and this book so much. I go for the mismatched nostrils, too, though! Thanks Steven, for mentioning them. Some of Picasso's faces seem similarly at war with their own symmetries to me.
(*Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key, by Jack Gantos)
Paula Cairo Friends Select School K-8 Media Center Library Philadelphia, PA
Received on Wed 10 Feb 1999 04:41:53 PM CST
