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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.
Minor: Child death and Grief
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