REBECKA

by Frank Asch ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 20, 1972

There's no hint of unconscious Futzing around in this little boy's spontaneous fantasy about marrying his dog: the idea springs (literally, as depicted) from his scribbly head when the new little girl next door wants to play house and the boy says that he is already married. (""Her name is Rebecka."") But though it might be nice to tour the world with Rebecka and live in her dog house, visions of ""what we would eat and what our kids would be like"" resolve the conflict in the girl's favor: when she returns next day ""we played house together. I was the daddy, (she) was the mommy, and Rebecka was the dog."" Asch's wide-open innocence and his loose, lumpy (the Thurberish mutt), kinky (the kids' hair and the general world view) pictures defy any possible adult reservations about interspecific affection.

Pub Date: Sept. 20, 1972

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper & Row

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1972

Categories: CHILDREN'S