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No Flying in the House - Betty Brock

 
Description: ISBN 0064401308 / Author: Betty Brock / Genre: Junior Books / Publisher: William Morrow / One day a tiny white talking dog appears before Mrs Vancourt, a rich dowager. The dog is Gloria, and she is looking for a home for her young companion, Annabel. How did a dog happen to be ... more
No Flying in the House - Betty Brock ... raising a child and where were her parents?

Newest Review: ... story begins with a tiny dog named Gloria approaching a middle aged woman, Mrs Vancourt, in a wealthy neighbourhood and ... more

 ... performing tricks. Mrs Vancourt collects china animals, especially of the mechanical variety, and is amazed to see a dog as small as a miniature sized figurine, doing such amazing feats. She simply MUST have the dog when she discovers it can actually speak real words and hold conversations as well. The dog knows this, and it is why it has approached this particular woman, for the dog is named Gloria, and she has a mission. She must find a home for her three year old charge, an adorable blonde waif named Annabel Tippens. ...more

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Premium Review No Flying in the House - Betty Brock: Can You Kiss Your Elbow? (690 words)
by shroud - written on 01/04/08 (Very useful, 120 readings)
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My daughter is at that age where she adores fairies, magic, cute furry animals, and dragons as much as she also loves candy! Knowing this and being VERY picky about what she reads, I recalled the most perfect book in the world for her to read. When I was about seven, I came across this book in a huge used bookstore my family used to frequent, and along with the Phantom Tollbooth, reread it again, and again, and again until it fell apart. Luckily, this book is enjoying a reprint due to the sheer volume of requests for the book, so my daughter has also now had the pleasure of reading it herself with a robust copy. I am so glad I remembered this book, and ordered the ...

 

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