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Buy this gem while you still can
When I was a small boy myself I remember this as being one of the most significant books I had ever read. Funny, true, and, in its own unique way, moral, it amazed me that an author could write in such a truthful and yet enjoyable way. Wally Cox understood what it meant to be a small boy.

One day five decades later the title suddenly popped into my head again, so I decided to buy another to see if this would be just a book that impressed me as a child. It isn't.

What a tremendous (if too short) book! Anyone who tells stories to children or works with children should have a copy in their library. Sadly, it is out of print. It should be listed with "Children's Classics" and available in every library.

This is a small but profound book by an extremely talented man that unfortunately is being forgotten. A pity.

honestly, one of the best & funniest books about childhood ever written
Bought this for Father's Day this year and it was a huge hit. This is just a great great book about those tiny little comic moments of childhood-- saving up for the junk from cereal boxes, faking a fever to stay home from school, making hideous projects in shop class. QWally Cox was Marlon brando's best friend & he died tragically young. brando said, "I miss him every single day." Read this and you'll know why. A perfect little book. ... Read more

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The Tenth Life Of Osiris Oaks
Story about a young boy who steals a mummified cat from a museum, only to have it come back to life. ... Read more