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Odd, Weird & Little by Patrick Jennings

dmtcer's review against another edition

3.0

When Toulouse Hulot moves to school from Quebec, Woodrow is drawn to him almost immediately; it seems inevitable that they are destined to be friends. Toulouse is different from anyone Woodrow has ever met (to begin with he is really short and he dresses like a dapper old man, carries an official briefcase, and is strangely silent at first, except for some small hooting sounds). Together the two are bonded by the attention and actions of the school bullies, and a love of fly-fishing. The reader never quite is told the truth of Toulouse’s identity, but it can be inferred by the descriptive words odd, weird, and little, and a variety of other clues.

This is a solid, sweet story for 3rd – 5th grader readers, and a good addition to stories about friendship regardless of differences, and bullying coping skills.