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\"Mr.<\/a>Mr. Brown is a bit of a curmudgeonly dandy. He’s friendless on purpose, but he makes sure he looks good when he goes out.\u00a0In spite of his protests, the truth is something else entirely: ” … secretly Mr. Brown was very lonely.”<\/p>\n

“One day”\u00a0\u2013 those two words always seem to conjure the unlimited possibility of any time, anywhere \u00a0\u2013 Mr. Brown wakes from a tree-branch nap to find unexpected company.\u00a0Not only has a woodpecker decided\u00a0Mr. Brown’s “smart hat”\u00a0is the perfect location for a new home, but he’s also invited all his friends to move in. Mr. Brown is not particularly thrilled: “He didn’t like anybody coming near him.”<\/p>\n

Mr. Brown’s\u00a0shouts to stop go unheeded, and his hat too soon becomes an unexpected aviary: “As more and more birds arrived, the hat grew taller and taller.” Mr. Brown is forced to adjust, and even begins to enjoy the companionship: “His life certainly was not dull any longer.” He even inspires a new fashion trend among the locals.<\/p>\n

And then autumn comes … and his flying friends seem to have disappeared. Mr. Brown tries not to mind: “‘I don’t care where they have gone, really I don’t,'” and yet he still takes care to feed them, “just in case.” Waiting, worrying, he falls deep into his hibernation … until one morning, he wakes to the sound of knocking …<\/p>\n

The latest from author\/illustrator Ayano Imai \u2013 British-born, all-over-the-world-raised, currently Japan-based \u2013 is an effervescent, heart-gladdening tale about\u00a0the inexplicable, yet\u00a0very real transformative power of friendship. The give-and-take, caring-and-sharing between Mr. Bear and his hatted companions celebrate\u00a0how\u00a0magic can and will happen.<\/p>\n

Published some six months apart in 2014,\u00a0Mr. Brown<\/em>\u00a0shares notable overlaps with another exquisite picture book,\u00a0Marianne Dubuc’s\u00a0The Lion and the Bird<\/a><\/em>. Both make for perfect companion titles\u00a0… double the blessings\u00a0of friendship indeed.<\/p>\n

Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n

Published<\/strong>: 2014 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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