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Creators
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Release date
November 18, 2016 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781490669670
- File size: 3797 KB
- Duration: 00:07:54
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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AudioFile Magazine
What do a caterpillar and a gosling have in common? More than they could ever imagine! Into this award-winning gentle gem, Keller packs the joy of rediscovering a long lost friend, the wonders of metamorphosis, and the kindness of a genuine friendship. Peter Jay Fernandez's narration is quiet and respectful of the story. He lets the friends' activities and the change of season determine his pacing. Listen in as pond rides, tree climbing, revelation, and travel unite these two fine friends. Choose uninterrupted text or turn-the-page signals. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine -
Publisher's Weekly
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Publisher's Weekly
Starred review from July 29, 2002
Keller (Cecil's Garden) introduces a caterpillar and gosling in a deceptively simple story of friendship and transformation. They meet in a rain shower one day: " 'Hey,' said a little voice./ 'You're eating my umbrella," says feathered Marcel as Farfallina (whose name means "little butterfly" in Italian) nibbles on a leaf over his head. With a minimum of text, Keller describes the charming friendship's beginnings. When they play hide-and-seek, Farfallina hides under a low fern "because she knew that Marcel couldn't climb." In turn, Marcel hides behind a nearby tree "because he knew that Farfallina moved slowly." A full-page full-bleed painting shows Farfallina riding on the gosling's back across a lily-pad-dotted pond. One day, the caterpillar announces that she needs to climb onto a tree branch and rest for a while, and her patient pal settles in the grass to wait for her. A series of paintings follows each friend's metamorphosis—Marcel's change in plumage, Farfallina's emergence from her cocoon. Finally reunited, neither creature recognizes the other and again bond as friends nonetheless. When they realize each other's true identities, Keller conveys their joy with the pair's fluttering of wings, and their quiet repose in an eloquently serene spread as they fall asleep "smiling at the stars." Keller's ending remains true to both nature and friendship that lasts through the seasons in this perfectly paced book. Ages 4-up.
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