tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post1987391757762546550..comments2024-01-20T14:31:12.327-07:00Comments on Muddy Puddle Musings: Willoughby and the Lion - Greg FoleyChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13358133008476086924noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post-958624528351144432009-04-25T10:25:00.000-07:002009-04-25T10:25:00.000-07:00I love this book! For it's smart and incredibly e...I love this book! For it's smart and incredibly executed illustration to the strong ending. <br /><br />I read the last wish as being either for everything to go back to the way it was, or that he gave up all the other wishes for the lion to be free. <br /><br />The choice is an important one and Willoughby makes the selfless decision to set the lion free. <br /><br />It's a super book and I look forward to seeing what other adventures through rich visual territory that Willoughby will take me on.Frances Klein Malinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00721045877083035111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post-34775370954775268622009-04-11T08:48:00.000-07:002009-04-11T08:48:00.000-07:00The thing I liked best about the book is the dedic...The thing I liked best about the book is the dedication:<BR/><BR/>"For you."<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Nice!MaumeeLibrariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99236621774405796.post-5883463377165946062009-03-19T19:19:00.000-07:002009-03-19T19:19:00.000-07:00Over spring break I read this book with my nephews...Over spring break I read this book with my nephews, ages 8 and 10. The boys were entranced with the intricate art, the shiny gold pages, and the ten wishes. The eight year old didn't guess the tenth wish, but the ten year old did. I think the author developed the relationship between the lion and Willoughby just right for the target age group. As a librarian and a teacher, I loved the book. Indeed at the end of the first reading, tears welled in my eyes. And, the boys were tickled with the gold coin. Only problem -- I needed two coins!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com