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Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Abandoned during Hurricane Katrina, a dog (Bobbi) and a blind cat (Bob Cat) survive together for months before receiving...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
In Two Bobbies, Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery address the loss inflicted by Hurricane Katrina in a way that will be accessible to young readers. The challenges and dangers that Bob Cat and Bobbi face are presented matter-of-factly, as are the two friends’ efforts to survive. The effect, however, is extremely touching. In Jean Cassels’s art, the storm and the flood are consistently in the background; the focus remains on Bob Cat and Bobbi in the foreground. Th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More