Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
It’s been five years since Livy visited her grandmother’s house in Australia. When she gets there, she encounters a little green creature named Bob who has been living in the closet for the past five years. Bob doesn’t remember where he came from, or if he has a family. Australia is experiencing a drought, and Livy’s grandmother and her neighbors are worried. As Livy learns of her five-year-old self’s adventures, she and Bob work to uncover where he came from.
Bob is told from both the point of view of eleven-year-old Livy and the adorable voice of Bob. This book speaks boldly about the importance of remembering our childhood selves. Readers will fall in love with Livy and Bob and their adventures as they reconnect. After all, what better way to remember your own younger self?
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