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A classic middle grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home, by two New York Times bestselling authors Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead.It s been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy s grandmother in Australia Now that she s back, Livy has the feeling she s forgotten something really, really important about Gran s house.It turns out she s right.Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn t forget Livy, or her promise He s been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to He can t remember who or what he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home Now it s time to keep that promise.Clue by clue, Livy and Bob will unravel the mystery of where Bob comes from, and discover the kind of magic that lasts forever Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, two masterminds of classic, middle grade fiction come together to craft this magical story about the enduring power of friendship. Read Bob By Wendy Mass – kino-fada.fr Sweet story with a surprising ending Looking forward to seeing the completed book with the illustrationsBOB was an incredibly endearing and thought provoking book about childhood friendships, change, growing older and still remembering what it was like to be young I loved Livy and her experiences with BOB, Gran and her friends This is a book that will be...Visiting her grandmother on a drought stricken Australia farm, 10 year old Livy reconnects with an endearing green creature she left 5 years earlier whom most people cannot see and she had forgotten Very engaging, with connections with mythological beings and fairy tales and the natural world There s a particularly nice scene where the relatively grown up 10 year olds discard their reservations and play with dolls as they used to Gives permission to the child reader to hold on to their chil Visiting her grandmother on a drought stricken Australia farm, 10 year old Livy reconnect...Absolutely delightful Just the right length for reluctant readers Easy to booktalk, just start with this Actually,maybe I do remember one thing I think I remember a wrong chicken.Meet Bob Bob is smart, loyal, and funny kind of like a literary Stitch from Lilo Stitch He s been waiting 5 long years in a dark closet for Livy to return to her Gran s house in Australia Now that she s back, she can help him figure out if he s a zombie he s green and isn t undead, so probably not , why he s wearing a chicken costume... that s a very long time to sit in the dark.My heart.Thanks to SLJ for the arc I highly recommend this one It s a sweet light fantasy and friendship that gets going quickly and doesn t use 50 pages when 5 will do The duel narrative gives arounded story and events are wrapped up neatly in the end This is a potential classic.Usually, I stack up the books I get and try to read my books in the order they have been received OCD But this one just called to me Such a sweet, quick read Made me smile and perhaps, that is just what I needed Will pass it on to my grandson, now.A beautiful story of fantasy and friendship coming out in May of 2018.Irresistible tale of magic, mystery, and friendship that poses timeless questions about identity and belonging Publishers Weekly

Bob
  • English
  • 10 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 208 pages
  • 1250166624
  • Wendy Mass
  • Bob