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Return to Augie Hobble by Lane Smith
4.0

Perhaps one of the more curious "children's" books I've yet to read. The initial appeal was due to the author, Lane Smith, as I knew him as one of the two authors behind The True Story of the Three Little Pigs, a book I thoroughly embraced as an adult and teacher.

Return to Augie Hobble is wild and wooly, confusing (yes, I was confused for a bit) and thought provoking, supernatural and curious, sad and uplifting. I did not know where Lane Smith was taking me, but I absorbed every minute of it and devoured this tale in two days, plus a few preliminary pages prior to the devouring.

The back inside book jacket mentions that Smith is married to Molly Leach, who is the designer of this book. I was interested enough to do a little research and found this video about their collaboration.

If you are looking for a different kind of read, check this one out!