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Now in Knopf Paperback, from the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig, comes the touching story of a "stray" old woman's amusing antics and the large, loving family that adopts her.
This cozy, old-fashioned novel from the author of Babe: The Gallant Pig is the literary equivalent of milk and cookies. Henny Hickathrift, age 75, wakes up one morning and decides to run away from home, or, "to be more accurate... from the Homethe old age home where she lived." Spending all her savings on a first-class train ticket and an unwholesome breakfast, she arrives at an English seaside village, where no sooner does she pronounce herself a "stray" than the five Good siblings (who might have wandered in from an E. Nesbit novel) take her under their collective wing. Henny quickly joins their household, becoming a cherished member of the aptly named family. Similar wordplay laces the narrative, which also includes Henny's rescue of another stray (a dog) and a lottery (which Henny wins). While not for kids who insist on action-heavy plots, the book will endear itself to readers in search of low-key but big-hearted diversion. Ages 7-11. (Aug.)
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Matthew Thornton
reviewed The Stray on March 09, 2011
The Stray
I hunted down for this book. While fixing all the childrens books I had when I was young, all I could think of was finding this one. I was so saddened when I found out I didn't have it! I asked my friends, but none seemed to have kept theirs! I went to the National Bookstore in Greenhills and lo and behold! I found it! What more, it was discounted! I guess today's generation aren't that fond of Dick King-Smith. Their loss! I wrote this review last night after I finished reading it, by the way.
03-08-11, 11:30PM--
Aww! What a great story! The Stray teaches you about family and its importance. This book just really shows how important and how nice it would be if everyone had goodness and kindness in their hearts that they were willing to share with everyone around them.
In The Stray, we have Henny, an old woman, who's run away from home on her birthday. She goes off on a train to the first place she sees and somehow ends up meeting the Good family.
The Good family welcomed Henny into their lives with open arms, even if they knew very little to nothing about her. They were such good hosts to dear old Henny. Meanwhile, we have Henny, who was always very nice to everyone she meets and was always trying her to best to make everyone around her happy.
I was really touched and genuinely happy for Henny and the Good family during the end. I'm just really glad that Henny got her happy ending in the end. The ending really made me feel all warm and fuzzy. What a gift family and true friends are. If you have a family and good friends, then you are truly lucky. Just like how Henny was.
--11:32PM
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