GREAT-UNCLE FELIX

by Denys Cazet ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1988

Cazet's young-and-old-together stories are usually as comfortable as old shoes, but in this case the fit is a bit too loose. Great-uncle Felix is coming to visit, and young Sam is there to meet him at the bus. Each carries a special gift: for Sam, there is a fine yo-yo; for Great-uncle Felix, Sam brings a homemade suitcase holder. On the way home, Sam chatters happily; but when his suitcase rack fails repeatedly and he accidentally slings the yo-yo into the lake, he's depressed--till Felix cheers him up by explaining that it's Sam and only Sam who makes him a ""Great-Uncle,"" instead of just an ordinary, old one. Cazet's soft-focus watercolors feature a pair of personable rhinos in human dress, but the details of Sam's invention are hard to decipher (why should it self-destruct so violently?), and the text and illustrations don't always agree--the suitcase falls to the ground in the text but flies dramatically through the air in the picture. Careless, but still a loving story to share with younger children.

Pub Date: March 1, 1988

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 32

Publisher: Orchard/Watts

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1988

Categories: CHILDREN'S