We have a family tradition of reading this book at Christmas, and even though my son is eighteen now, he still makes sure it's part of our stack of Christmas books ("A Pussycat's Christmas", by Margaret Wise Brown is another-I think I'll go review that one, too, with the same recommendation). I actually start choking up when Mowser decides she needs to go with Tom, and by the time they come back into the harbor I'm pausing quite frequently to collect myself and dab my eyes. Other reviewers have said it all, and I agree, from the weeping to the wonder. Buy it now, while you can, because even really great books go out of print (I still regret lending my copy of "Need A House? Call Ms Mouse", which I never got back and now goes for $70 used). Don't get it from the library, or borrow it from a friend. I say this to lend weight to my imperative-buy this book. I don't have the shelf space to accommodate new ones, so an acquisition usually means getting rid of something. I am very selective these days, when it comes to buying books.
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