#14 The Borrowers by Mary Norton

Under the floors and in the walls, a family of tiny little people live in secret, believing that us "human beans" exist solely to serve them via the things they "borrow" from us to make a living for themselves. But they must never be seen. Of course, that means that Arrietty is seen on her very first borrowing...

Cute enough story if not a little sad at the end. I've seen "The Secret Life of Arrietty" and the old "The Littles" TV show from back in the late 80s (I believe it was), so it was nice to see the source material for it.

#15 The Twits by Roald Dahl

Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the two foulest people you'd never want to meet. They are constantly cruel to one another until, at last, they get their comeuppance

My daughter wanted to read to Mom and Dad for a change. She found the book hilarious. We found it gross, tedious, and morbidly unfunny. But we're not 8 years old anymore. wink

Battle On,
Deadly Chakram

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