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Synopsis
The humorous adventures of a boy and his treasured toy bull continue in this sequel to a BOSTON GLOBE-HORN BOOK award winner.
One day Jamie is protecting his best friend Angus from a rambunctious friend, and the next he decides to try some activities that are "fun for one" — but how long will he be able to withstand his beloved toy’s hurt expression when he leaves him behind? The imaginative Jamie and his coveted Highland bull, endearing stars of the award-winning JAMIE AND ANGUS STORIES, return in six charming tales imbued with the gentle, dry humor of Anne Fine’s storytelling and Penny Dale’s illustrative warmth.
Kirkus Reviews
Six self-contained chapters illustrate the strong friendship between nursery-school-aged Jamie and his stuffed Highland bull, Angus. Jamie hides his favorite toy from a bouncy friend, practices drawing and painting, develops an elaborate let's-pretend game involving all the different traditional tales he's heard, goes for a family walk in the country, rearranges his books and contemplates playing on his own. The much-loved British author captures small boyhood perfectly, showing Jamie enjoying both the rough and noisy play with his mother's friend's daughter and the quiet pleasure of an occasional drink at the blue border of the carpet as he and Angus pretend to be horses. This gentle sequel to the award-winning Jamie and Angus Stories (2002) will include pencil drawings by the same illustrator. With language suitable for good second-grade readers as well as a younger audience, these stories can stand on their own or lead readers and listeners back to the first volume. (Fiction. 5-7)