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The Little Baby Snoogle Fleejar: 05/25/08

The Little Baby Snoogle Fleejar

The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer is the first book I've read by a former president and among the weirdest children's books I've read. The crux of the story is pretty straightforward: it's your classic "don't judge a book by its cover" type story.

The story is told as a fairy tale beginning in the usual "Once upon a time..." fashion. It follows a Jeremy who lives at the sea with his mother. Jeremy spends his days sitting on the beach mostly by himself because he can't walk (and I guess therefore has no friends?)

Jeremy comes into his own though when he can save the beach from a horrible sea monster, who of course isn't really horrible, just different. The monster in question is the title character.

Morals abound at the end:

  1. Everyone is important
  2. Anyone can be a hero
  3. Don't be afraid of people who are different
  4. Be willing to do the right thing even if no one else is

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Comment #1: Monday, May, 26, 2008 at 09:47:00

Jeane

It looks rather... strange. But a good message. "



Comment #2: Monday, May, 26, 2008 at 09:37:11

pussreboots

That's a fair assessment."



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