The Better Brown Stories

Allan Ahlberg. Puffin Books, $4.5 (112pp) ISBN 978-0-14-039000-1

Finding their lives dull, the Browns, a family of storybook characters, demand something more exciting from the Writer. In a starred review, PW noted, ""Inventive borrowings from classic and contemporary literature add further dimension to this whimsical book."" Ages 8-12. (Apr.)

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