Nancy Gurney (1915–1974)

A fine demonstration of unintended consequences -- how some solutions are as bad or worse than the problem they were intended to solve.

Someone get this book to Donald Trump immediately!

And the book itself is a victim of unintended consequences. As an adult I enjoyed reading this children's book to my daughter when she was young, but she didn't like it or the lesson imparted. The authors probably lost her when they drove the dogs away . . .

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Omg, my inner child just loves this! So funny! And the satire about the 'wise men' is spot-on. The pictures, oh my, look at the lion diving in the moat (?), the elephant in the fountain, the individuality of the mice, everyone's expressions, the different kinds of cheeses.... And of course the ending is perfect, a good lesson for all of us (including our politicians). It may be an 'easy reader' but it really is much more than that.

A childhood favourite, glad to see how well it's held up.

I was crazy about this when I was little. I'd totally forgotten it existed until just now! The illustrations always made me hungry for cheese. :D