Episode 25 - Chrimbo Kitties and Festive Familiars (The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street and Mog‘s Christmas)

Our books for this final episode of Even The Trunchbull for 2021 are loosely linked around pets at Christmas!

 

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser features Paganini the rabbit, Franz the dog and George Washington the cat. But it's mainly about the five human Vanderbeeker children and their quest to convince their Scrooge-like landlord to allow their family to stay in their lovely apartment. Their tactics run the range from naughty to nice, as is seasonally appropriate. This is a warm and lovely read, sweet but not cloying.

 

Mog's Christmas, by Judith Kerr, is all about Mog the cat! We talk in general about the enduring appeal of the Mog formula, Kerr's very funny writing and iconic illustration style.

What A Wonderful Day is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License by Shane Ivers of silvermansound.com

 

Episode Transcript will follow, and will be available here - https://eventhetrunchbull.wordpress.com/home/transcripts/

 

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