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Pond Scum ReviewI was aware of the author from his wacky animated work for television, and I picked this up thinking it might be appropriate to read to my 4-year old daughter. It's not, but when she's 8 or so this will be perfect. Silberberg writes with tremendous generosity and humor about a somewhat wry and isolated boy who discovers a magical gem that allows him to transform into any animal he touches. In touching the animals, he is touched by them as well, and learns to appreciate, directly from a spider in fact, the web of life.
If this sounds serious, it is not. At all. This is a very funny book, written with a comedian's ear for dialogue. The humor comes from the author's decision to show the animals thinking like animals. For example, they are cheerful and stoic about the fact that occasionally they eat each other. At the same time, they are well-developed characters, with vividly realized personalities (the head of the frogs talks like the Godfather, and due to age, has some aim issues with his tongue).
Throughout, Silberberg embraces his characters with a warm acceptance of even the most obnoxious ones, while never denying the dark side of the social worlds of the pond and the school room.
This is a wonderful debut that will appeal to all the knowing adolescents out there. Read it now so that your child will have a chance to imagine all of these voices before Pixar or Dreamworks makes the inevitable movie.Pond Scum Overview

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