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\"\"After a decade of driving the same bus route, “Mr. Bertram Brown has had quite enough.” He resents the old ladies, “old blokes,” “dippy mothers,” “babies puking,” “lovey-dovey” lads and lasses “going\u00a0coo coo coo<\/em>,” but “[d]on’t get Bert started about kids! … What’s the point of them?” After picking up the “little brats” yet again at St. Mungo’s school, Bert’s chest starts “a fluttering … He can hardly breathe.” What he thinks is a “bloomin’ heart attack” turns out to be a “bloomin’ angel” in his pocket.<\/p>\n

Understandably flabbergasted, Bert decides he’ll take the enchanting creature home to his wife, Betty. Of course, she knows how to feed, clothe, and nurture him. The next morning, she takes tiny Angelino to school where she makes “delicious school lunches” for the students. The administration is initially wary, but the children instantly welcome their unusual classmate. When he’s kidnapped by two villains nefariously plotting to sell him to the highest bidder, Angelino’s new friends become rescuing heroes.<\/p>\n

Prodigiously awarded (including the Hans Christian Andersen Awar<\/a>d) David Almond<\/a> (Skellig<\/em>) brings his whimsical British humor Stateside, along with artist Alex T. Smith<\/a> (Claude series), whose black-and-white pencil drawings augment the delight and discovery of\u00a0The Tale of Angelino Brown<\/em>. Surely inspired by timeless stories of childless couples who become lucky parents to otherworldly progeny \u2013 think Momotar\u014d, Pinocchio, Thumbelina \u2013 Almond’s version is an exciting adventure with Very Important Lessons for younger readers. And for adults, this clever\u00a0Tale<\/em>\u00a0turns out to be an entertainingly biting social commentary in which multiple institutions \u2013 educational, governmental, religious \u2013 all get repeatedly skewered. Buoyed by charm and affection,\u00a0Angelino Brown<\/em>\u00a0takes inspirational, elevated flight.<\/p>\n

Discover:\u00a0<\/strong>One angel, a pair of villains, and a trio of young heroes star in David Almond’s\u00a0The Tale of Angelino Brown<\/em>, in which kindness transforms a whole village.<\/p>\n

Review<\/strong>: \u201cChildren & Young Adult,\u201d Shelf Awareness<\/em>, May 11, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Published<\/strong>: 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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