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Minfred Goes to School begins when Mr. and Mrs. Portly, who’ve always longed for a child, find a kitten in their sofa cushions and raise her as their daughter, dressing her in pink and spoiling her rotten. When their girl wants to go to school, the Portleys enroll her under the dubious eyes of the principal, and Minifred is soon ensconced in her classroom, refusing, as she does at home, to obey any rules. When a disobedient Minifred climbs onto the roof, the Portleys are summoned, but they and the principal soon discover that the school’s “Big Rule Book” contains a startling an exception: The rules apply to everyone “except for kittens, who must do exactly as they like.” So Minifred does, and that is the end, and apparently the moral, of this book. The illustrations are truly funny, with the active little kitten in her pink dress wreaking havoc all over the school. The same can’t be said of the story, which will leave even some children wishing someone would sit on Minifred for her own good.
- Fear Factor:
(Minifred’s not afraid of anything, and your child won’t be, either.)
- Heart:
(Minifred goes for funny, not sweet.)
- Attitude:
(Minifred’s refusal to obey any rules comes with plenty of disrespect for parents and teachers.)
- Psst: When Mr. Portley questions the rules, not his “daughter’s” behavior, does he remind you of any parents you know?
- If you like this: Look for Iza Trapani’s version of Mary Had a Little Lamb for a different take on an animal at school.
KJ Dell'Antonia Former Manhattan lawyer and prosecutor, parent of four. Lover of books and bacon.
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