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One dull, dry day Anna Livinia meets Toby, who invites her into the wondrous world on the other side of Dew Pond, where she encounters an uncanny fortuneteller, experiences the fun of no gravity, and hears Aunt Cornelia's tale of her beloved who disappeared into Anna's world.Tags
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Nice story of a little girl who enters another world through a pond. Much of the story references a "gypsy mother" and her child, which I found to be insensitive in the way old books are. I read it out loud to the kids and talked about the problems of racist stereotypes and then also dropped the "gypsy" signifier that occurred every time the family was mentioned.
Sweet little book with lovely illustrations. A very quick read. An unusual adventure traveling through the dew pond to a world without gravity. Tingles instead. I have just found this author and will look for more.
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- Original publication date
- 1956
- People/Characters
- Anna Lavinia; Toby; Uncle Jeffrey
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