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Cargando... Nothing to Do (1964)por Russell Hoban
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When Walter Possum complains that he has nothing to do, his father gives him a something-to-do stone that helps him think of adventurous ideas. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Walter Possum is bored out of his mind, and typical of kids, he's taking that boredom out on everyone around him in benign, annoying ways. His pops passes on a method to combat boredom whenever it rears its ugly head in Walter's life. Walter gets a something-to-do stone to keep in his pocket, always. Whenever he finds himself with nothing to do, all he needs to do is rub the smoothed stone he carries, and ~something to do~ will soon come to him from his environment.
Of course, it's successful, or this book would never have been published. Walter soon finds himself annoyed by a bored sister, and successfully passes on this method with a something-to-do stick.
I'm surprised Nothing to Do has remained out of print for so long -- it's just as good as any Frances outing. The possum-badger separation is a little weird, since Frances and Walter (and their respective families) look identical, with only one scene taking advantage of Walter's being a possum. Walter's method for combating childhood boredom is also quite clever.
Easily recommended for Frances fans, although it certainly needs a new edition, preferably with updated artwork. ( )