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Oddly

by

Joyce Dunbar
Illustrator: Patrick Benson

A lost small boy running down the road meets three strange beings - a Lostlet, a Strangelet and an Oddlet. The kind little creatures try to comfort the boy by giving him their favourite possessions - a twirly golden leaf, a pebble and a pink shell.

 

Love makes you better, explains the boy as he stops crying. He gives the Oddlet a hug, transforming him into a Huglet. He cuddles the Strangelet, who becomes a Snuglet. He holds the Lostlet's hand, turning him into a Foundlet.

 

Everyone finds what they have been searching for in this heartwarming tale which turns loneliness into belonging. Kindness enables three crazy, cuddly creatures living in a prickly, solitary world to find friends and a home.

 

Publisher: Walker Books

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