So many superlatives have been applied to Philippa Pearce's work that a new book from the Pearce stable is in danger of being treated with undue deference by reviewers.
With The Battle of Bubble and Squeak, however, superlatives are definitely in order. Philippa Pearce returns to the theme of a child's intense longing for a pet (first treated in A Dog So Small) and the repercussions that this yearning has within a family….
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