GERTIE & GUS

by Lisl Weil ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 1, 1977

Another Fisherman and His Wife, brown bears Gertie and Gus are happy till Gertie sells Gus' extra fish and buys him a net; with the consequent surplus he soon has his own boat, then a fleet, and she advances to her own fish shop and a fancy villa. It's an old story, often retold--more stylishly in Rose and Lobel's As Right As Right Can Be. Weil's major change is essentially an absence of twists; here no outside cause but Gus' own discontent brings the pair back to their old cottage. But then it's a fable that can bear repeated exposure, and Weil's genial sketches are easy enough to take.

Pub Date: Oct. 1, 1977

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Parents' Magazine Press

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1977

Categories: CHILDREN'S