Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears by Leo Dillon, Verna Aardema, Diane Dillon

1 review

sassmistress's review

funny lighthearted

4.75

Excellent folk tale. I especially love the repetition and African-style onomatopoeia-like the snake slithering wasawusu, wasawusu, wasawusu. It's generally very funny, except for the owlet being killed by a falling branch causing the owl to grieve and not wake the sun. The followup is lighthearted, though, as the blame gets passed from animal to animal until they all agree to punish the mosquito. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Grief