by Alan Madison
That's how long it's going to take Esme's dad to come back from fighting in the war. Every night she waits and hugs a different one of the animals in her bed-zoo. She has an animal for almost every letter (except x - what animal starts with x? None that we can think of!) and the animals live on her bed.
I remember when I was a little girl, my stuffed animals lived on my bed, too. I didn't have a zoo of them, but I had a lot. I felt bad if they weren't comfortable at night - they even had to be under the covers so they would stay warm. My mom always wondered how I fit in the bed with all of the animals in there.
Anyway, this story is really about what it is like for the kids at the school on the army base when their dads have to be away. It must be very scary if your dad has to be far away from you even if it isn't because of war.
I liked this book and I hope you do, too.
That's how long it's going to take Esme's dad to come back from fighting in the war. Every night she waits and hugs a different one of the animals in her bed-zoo. She has an animal for almost every letter (except x - what animal starts with x? None that we can think of!) and the animals live on her bed.
I remember when I was a little girl, my stuffed animals lived on my bed, too. I didn't have a zoo of them, but I had a lot. I felt bad if they weren't comfortable at night - they even had to be under the covers so they would stay warm. My mom always wondered how I fit in the bed with all of the animals in there.
Anyway, this story is really about what it is like for the kids at the school on the army base when their dads have to be away. It must be very scary if your dad has to be far away from you even if it isn't because of war.
I liked this book and I hope you do, too.
They have this book in the libary! I want to read it!!!
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