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Breathed, Berkeley
2 Reviews
(3)
K-3
After being shipped to the North Pole to be a "sled cat," wild-eyed, spiky-furred Bill the Cat haplessly makes his way back to lonely child Binkley via ancient Egypt and outer space. No one but Bloom County fans will get this friendship origin story between three of the long-running comic's main characters (Opus is there, too), but that group should be entertained.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
(4)
K-3
After returning runaway elephant Pickles to the circus, pig Pete has a change of heart and helps her escape. An uneasy co-existence, followed by near catastrophe, brings them closer together just as their friendship reaches the breaking point. Buried beneath Breathed's absurdist (sometimes to the point of incomprehensibility) writing and illustration style are quiet messages about overcoming grief and conquering fears.
Reviewer: David Elzey
2 reviews
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