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Brave Irene by William Steig
5.0
Wow, Irene really is brave. Irene lives up over a mountain with her mother who is a dress maker. She has completed a dress for the duchess who's party is tonight, the night of a vicious snow storm. Irene's mother takes ill and can't take the dress. Irene puts her mother to bed, wraps up in warm clothes and take the dress through a blizzard and the wilderness to the duchess. It's so windy that it blows the box away. Irene keeps going so she can tell the duchess what happened.
William Steig does some amazing artwork for this story. It feels like he really cares about Irene. It takes a third of the pages to show all the trials that Irene goes through. This is one of my favorite books by William. Irene has courage and pure of heart. She struggles and her struggles do pay off. She doesn't give up or in to despair. Irene is like a new little hero to me.
Nephew was into this story. He was gripped by the tension William sets up and he wanted Irene to make it. When he saw the dress on the tree he let out a big yes. He did ask why she didn't drive over there or at least walk on a road. He can't think of a life without all the modern trappings. He gave this 3 stars.
William Steig does some amazing artwork for this story. It feels like he really cares about Irene. It takes a third of the pages to show all the trials that Irene goes through. This is one of my favorite books by William. Irene has courage and pure of heart. She struggles and her struggles do pay off. She doesn't give up or in to despair. Irene is like a new little hero to me.
Nephew was into this story. He was gripped by the tension William sets up and he wanted Irene to make it. When he saw the dress on the tree he let out a big yes. He did ask why she didn't drive over there or at least walk on a road. He can't think of a life without all the modern trappings. He gave this 3 stars.