![]() "Like the tiles in a sliding puzzle, the animal inhabitants of a three-story townhouse in 'The Brownstone' have to move around many times, left to right, up and down and sometimes back again, before everyone slots into the right place to live. This reprinted tale about neighborly behavior is also about the quirks of architecture-and the illustrations from 1973 match the charm of the story." -Metropolis Bear and his family have just settled down for their winter naps when they are rudely awoken by Miss Cat singing across the hall in their brownstone. A fabulous, funny ode to cacophonous but ultimately harmonious problem-solving." - Shelf Awareness Starred Review "Paula Scher's entertaining story, packed with sound effects from CRASH! to THUMP-THUMP-THUMPETY-THUMP! is wonderful to read aloud, and the splendid pen-and-ink illustrations by Stan Mack will delight a new generation in this 2016 edition of the 1973 classic. "Playful assurance that however vast our differences, there is always a mutually satisfying solution to be found." - Brain Pickings ![]() ![]() ![]() Bursting with color, this handsome new edition really shows off Mack's witty drawings." - New York Times "A charming, timeless story becomes also a hugely entertaining brain teaser. ![]()
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