| Title | : | The Mud Family |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.66 (607 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0399225498 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1994-10-19 |
| Genre | : |
With her family upset because of the lack of rain and a dying corn crop, Sosi, a young Anasazi girl, runs away and creates a mud doll family in which there is no arguing, but when the rains come, the mud family is washed away and Sosi's father brings her home.
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly An Anasazi setting imparts freshness and originality to an ageless childhood dilemma: the unappreciative family. As severe drought conditions threaten the survival of Sosi's family, her parents and siblings become increasingly short-tempered. Hurt and resentful, Sosi creates a mud family from bits of wet mud, endowing the toy people with the tenderness and compassion her real family seems to lack: "You are my lark, my lizard," says the mud father to his daughter. "I will weave robes for you and never scold." When Sosi's parents exclude her from the rain dance, she holds a private ceremony with her mud girl. Her efforts bring about the much-needed downpour-and with it some much-needed attention from her family. "You are my dove, my dragonfly," her father apologizes. "You are Sosi, who brings rain to my heart." James's first-person narration conveys Sosi's conflicted feelings in simple, effective prose, unadorned by melodrama. Morin's (Orphan Boy) finely textured p
I would reccomend this book to any true Christian looking to strengthen their walk with God through prayer. Truth is within. After reading his book, I can understand and put many disconnected peaces of history together now. This is one of the BEST D20 books out there. I was absolutely pleased with my purchase and would definately recommend this supplier.. Too many pictures are in it.
Sometimes I don't know what it is talking about.. Those with a taste for the droll stories and illustrations of Edward Gorey will appreciate this latest volume, previously uncollected works and two unpublished stories, "The Izzard Book", a whimsical take on the letter Z and "La Malle Saignante", a bilingual treatment of early French silent serial movies. My only complaint is that really needs to be updated!. None of that stopping the story mid-gunfight to have a navel gazing moment of exostentialism and delve deep into our hero's wounded psyché about what it takes to be a warrior and the
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